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Subject Index Fishing, 4, 8, 31, 33 Mystery, 31


Folklore, 3, 24–26 Native Americans, 13, 41
African Americans, 34 Fundraising, 28 Nature, 10–12, 14, 19–20, 39, 41
Animals, 13, 36, 39 Games, 26, 38 Nonprofits, 28
Archaeology, 13 Gardening, 4, 12, 19–20 North Florida, 8, 14, 24
Architecture, 18 Georgia, 25, 35 Paleontology, 41
Art, 16–17, 41 Ghosts, 18, 24–25 Pirates, 25, 38
Astronomy, 12 Golf, 33 Poetry, 34
Biography, 10, 15, 40 Hemingway, Ernest, 15 Reference, 12, 19–20, 27–28, 38
Birds, 13 History, 14, 16, 18, 21–22, 34, 38, 39 Religion, 16–17,
Carolinas, 25, 26, 35 Humor, 26, 33 Science, 39, 41
Central Florida, 4, 14, 24 Ireland, 35 South Florida, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21
Civil War, 18, 21, 29, 30, 34 Key West, 15–16 Southern Culture, 23
Cooking, 23 Keys, Florida, 15–16 Sports, 33
Cracker Westerns, 32 Law, 5, 27 St. Augustine, 18
Crafts, 41 Lighthouses, 24, 35, 38 Storytelling, 26
Culture, 6, 11, 14, 15–16, 17, 18, 26, 34, 41 Literature, 31, 34 Travel, 11, 14–17, 25, 34
Education, 38 Maritime, 16–17, 29 Young Readers, 36–41
Fiction, 29–32, 37 Miami, 21, 22
F a l l 2010 N e w B o o k s Folklore | Animals

Chronicles of the Strange and The Dogs of Proud Spirit


Uncanny in Florida Melanie Sue Bowles
Greg Jenkins
What does an unlikely pack of stray and homeless dogs have in common with
a certain herd of downtrodden horses? They were all lucky enough to wind up
Open these hidden files to explore Florida’s darker avenues for evidence of
in the loving arms of Melanie Sue Bowles and her husband, Jim, founders of
the extraordinary and the fantastic. Look beyond the confines of everyday
Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary. Author Melanie Sue Bowles introduced readers
life to discover the truly unusual.
to this extraordinary place of healing in her debut book, The Horses of Proud
Spirit, and in the inspiring sequel, Hoof Prints: More Stories from Proud Spirit.
You will encounter the Skunk Ape, El Chupacabra, the Pig Man of Deerfield
Now Melanie graces readers once again with unforgettable true stories, this
Beach, the Spanish-Moss Monster of Red Reef Park, a phantom clown,
time about the numerous dogs who have found their way to the Bowles’s gate
and, of course, some blood-seeking vampyres. Watch out for UFOs,
and into their hearts.
extraterrestrials, and other strange aerial phenomena. From Florida’s many
waters come St. Augustine’s Giant Octopus; the Everglades Water Serpent;
“The world is a better place for the likes of Melanie and Jim, and their passion
the Three-Toed Beast of Clearwater Beach; the Everglades Gatorman; Pinky,
for what they do so well can be found on every page.” —Dr. Nick Trout, author of
Florida’s very own dinosaur; as well as various and sundry sea serpents. the NY Times bestseller Tell Me Where It Hurts, and Love is the Best Medicine

Greg Jenkins, author of the three-volume series Florida’s Ghostly “A moving tribute to the rescuers and the rescued and the world they
Legends and Haunted Folklore, thoroughly researches his books by visiting create together — a world rich with characters and adventures, love, hope
and sanctuary.” —Susannah Charleson, author of Scent of the Missing: Love and
locales and interviewing eyewitnesses. Since an early age, Greg has had a
Partnership with a Search and Rescue Dog
profound interest in the supernatural and fringe science, and after a personal
experience with the unknown in 1987, he began his journey into the “If you’ve ever loved an animal you will cherish The Dogs of Proud Spirit.”—Joe
realms of parapsychology and all things mysterious. Greg is a folklorist and Camp, creator of canine superstar Benji and author of the best seller, The Soul of a Horse
collector of oral traditions and urban legends, and is an associate member of
England’s Society for Psychical Research. Melanie Sue Bowles, along with her husband, Jim, is the founder of
Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, located in Mena, Arkansas. Since its modest
beginning in the early ’90s on just five acres of land in southwest Florida,
Proud Spirit has evolved into an award-winning 320-acre facility, and it is one
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-477-3 of the most successful, longest-existing sanctuaries for horses in the United
October • 6 x 9 • 256 pages States. Over the years Melanie and Jim have intervened on behalf of nearly
300 horses in need. Melanie is the author of two books that chronicle life at
this unique ranch: The Horses of Proud Spirit and Hoof Prints: More Stories
from Proud Spirit. Her website is www.horsesofproudspirit.org.

See page 13 for Horses of Proud Spirit and Hoof Prints: More Stories from Proud Spirit.

$18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-478-0


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Reference | Gardening | Nature | Fishing F a l l 2010 N e w B o o k s

The Trees of Florida Second Edition Fishing Central Florida


A Reference and Field Guide Kris Thoemke
Gil Nelson
The only comprehensive guide to Florida’s amazing diversity of tree species, Over 145 places to catch freshwater and saltwater fish in central Florida
now completely revised, updated, and enlarged to include all of Florida’s from Crystal River to Venice along the west coast, Daytona Beach to Vero
native and naturalized trees. Includes 528 species—up from 346 in the 1st Beach along the east coast.
edition—including 317 natives, 200 non-natives, and 12 species that occur
nowhere else in the world. All descriptions help identify trees in the field, This is one of three volumes covering a state that offers an astonishing
including notes on each tree’s form, leaves, flowers, and fruit. diversity of locations and types of fishing. Even experienced fishers will find
New features in this edition include: tips and techniques that will lead to new fishing adventures. Learn which
• 610 color photos (nearly four times as many as in the 1st edition) types of fish are at each location and how to catch them. Discover the top
• 420 line drawings (up by hundreds from the 1st edition) game fish found in central Florida, both freshwater and saltwater. Charts
• Indication of species’ origin (native or not native), and its region of nativity and tables reveal which fish are biting in which season throughout the year.
• Endangered, threatened, endemic, or invasive status Careful maps complement access information and directions. Also included
• Status as invasive or potentially invasive, including the FLEPPC rating is the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s list of record
• Updated notes on each species’ distribution within Florida saltwater and freshwater fish.
• Completely updated nomenclature
• A revised family, genus, and species classification that follows recent So pack this book along with your rod and reel and drop a line in one of the
phylogenetic analyses many waters in and along central Florida.
• A dichotomous key to higher taxa, making it easier to find families, genera,
and species “All of us should commend Kris Thoemke for making many of Florida’s
• An illustrated and enlarged glossary so-called secret fishing spots common knowledge. My copy of this book
• An extensive and updated bibliography spends a lot of time out on the water with me. I know yours will, too.”—Mark
Sosin, producer and host, Mark Sosin’s Salt Water Journal
Gil Nelson has spent many years exploring, teaching, and writing about
Florida’s natural communities. He is the author of twelve books and regularly Kris Thoemke is one of Florida’s leading experts on fishing. An avid
writes for a number of magazines on natural history, ecology, outdoor angler, he has the opportunity to travel, explore, and fish throughout Florida
recreation, and native plant gardening. He is a research associate in botany and shares these experiences through his writing, photography, and work in
at the Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium at Florida State University, where he radio and television. He has a PhD in biology from the University of South
coordinated the Deep South Plant Specimen Imaging project, a National Florida and three decades of experience as a researcher, land manager,
Science Foundation initiative, and is a Beadle Fellow at Tall Timbers Research college professor, and environmental consultant in Florida.
Station and Land Conservancy.
$10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-479-7
$32.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-474-2 November • 6 x 9 • 176 pages • b&w photos • maps • fish drawings
$24.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-475-9
January • 6 x 9 • 432 pages • drawings • 612 color photos

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F a l l 2010 N e w B o o k s Reference | Law

Condominium Concept Law of Florida Homeowners Associations


Twelfth Edition Eighth Edition
Peter M. Dunbar Peter M. Dunbar & Charles F. Dudley

Completely updated edition of the practical guide for operating a successful The only complete guide for the operation of Florida homeowners
Florida condominium association. associations, including single-family subdivisions, townhouse and cluster
developments, and master community associations.
This twelfth edition continues a tradition that began more than 20 years
ago, and it brings to print the most complete guide on law governing For more than fifteen years, The Law of Florida Homeowners Associations
condominium living to date. It is updated and cross-referenced not only to has been relied upon as a practical and easy-to-use guide for community
the Florida Statutes and the Administrative Code but also to Florida appellate living on matters ranging from proper membership meeting procedures to
court decisions. Written in clear, concise language, this is an indispensable association budget preparations. This manual offers insight and guidance
working tool for officers, directors, homeowners, managers, realtors, and on the proper exercise of the authority of the board of directors, and it
attorneys. It includes procedures for membership meetings, the board of explains the rights and responsibilities of the individual home owners in the
administration, officers and committees, the budget and financial reports, community. This book will help ensure that the association carries out its
assessments (levy and collection), amending documents and modifying responsibilities fairly and effectively under current Florida laws. It contains
the property, rights and responsibilities of the unit owner, and enforcing complete footnoted references to the Florida Statutes and to relevant court
documents and resolving disputes. With more than 1,000 footnotes of decisions. With more than 540 footnotes of authority, two dozen sample
authority, 69 sample forms and documents, and a complete subject matter forms and documents, and a complete subject matter index, it is the most
index, it continues to be the most comprehensive operations manual for comprehensive manual for operations in Florida homeowners associations.
Florida condominiums.
Peter Dunbar and Charles Dudley are among the most respected
and frequently quoted authorities on matters relating to the laws governing
Peter Dunbar is one of the most respected and frequently quoted community associations, and they draw on more than 45 years of combined
authorities in matters relating to the laws governing condominiums and experience. Dunbar is an Adjunct Professor at the Florida State University
community associations, and he draws on more than 34 years of experience College of Law, where he teaches condominium and community housing
in completing this edition of The Condominium Concept. Dunbar served law. He is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers,
two terms as a member of Florida’s Condominium Advisory Council, and and he serves as the Legislative Counsel to the Real Property, Probate
he has served as both Chair and Vice Chair of the Council. He is an Adjunct and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar. Dudley is in private practice in
Professor at the Florida State University College of Law where he teaches Tallahassee, where he is regularly involved with state lawmakers and policy
condominium and community housing law. He is a member of the American administrators, and he has consistently contributed to the development of
College of Real Estate Lawyers, and he serves as the Legislative Counsel to laws affecting Florida residential communities.
the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar.
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Travel | Nature | Southern Culture W i n t e r 2 011 N e w B o o k s

Visiting Small-Town Florida Hillsborough River Guidebook


Third Edition Kevin M. McCarthy
Bruce Hunt
Third in the Rivers of Florida series, this essential guidebook is both a
history of and guide to the river that begins in the Green Swamp and runs
A guide to 75 of Florida’s most interesting small towns. through downtown Tampa to Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Along the
way the Hillsborough River State Park offers trails along and over the river as
This completely revised and updated new edition of a popular guide leads well as a restored fort from the Second Seminole War.
you to Florida’s most charming and historic little towns, places with names The Hillsborough River is not long, but it has played an important
like Bagdad, Sopchoppy, Ozello, Yeehaw Junction, Ochopee, and Two role in Florida commerce and history. Both the Green Swamp, a watery
Egg. It’s a guidebook, a travelogue, and a sort of a history book all rolled area consisting of about nine hundred square miles in the middle of the
into one. Readers like the author’s easygoing chat-on-the-porch style and state between Tampa and Orlando, and the Hillsborough River are of
appreciate his criteria for “small town”: a population of 10,000 or less (with vital importance to the water needs of the urban areas of Tampa and St.
a few notable and important exceptions, like Fernandina Beach); remoteness Petersburg.
and distinctness from large metropolitan areas; a compelling story in the Like the other guidebooks in this river series, this book takes you
town’s history; and, importantly, no speed traps. He also has a soft spot for along the river by boat from the source to the outlet, telling stories of the
local-cuisine Mom-and-Pop diners and hole-in-the-wall bar and grills. You history and pointing out wildlife along the way. You will learn that in 1539
won’t go hungry visiting Florida’s best small towns. And you’ll find a relaxed Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his army probably went through
and old-style way of life that will keep you visiting more and more of these what is today Hillsborough River State Park on their way north in their
quaint places. search for gold.
For the less adventurous the book also serves as a guide to a trip along
Bruce Hunt, a native Floridian author-photographer-illustrator living in the length of the river, as much as possible, by land for those in a car, on a
Tampa, has researched Florida’s small towns for nearly two decades. He has bike, on foot, or even on a horse.
authored eight books on Florida travel and history. He has also written and You will even learn the Native American name for the river, locksa
photographed numerous articles for newspapers and magazines, and spent apopka, “a place for eating acorns,” which is a lot more colorful than the
five years as a regular feature writer and photographer for DuPont Registry English name, which honored a British official who never came within two
Tampa Bay magazine. His work has also appeared in The Tampa Tribune thousand miles of it.
and St. Petersburg Times. He has written for many magazines, including
Backpacker, Rock & Ice, Skydiving, and Celebrity Car.
See page 11 for St. Johns River Guidebook and Suwannee River Guidebook,
also in this series.
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-488-9
March • 6 x 9 • 240 pages • 110 b&w photos Kevin M. McCarthy is a professor emeritus, and Distinguished Alumni
Professor, of English and Florida Studies at the University of Florida in
Gainesville, where he taught for 33 years. He has written seventeen other
books for Pineapple Press.

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W i n t e r 2 011 N e w B o o k s Fiction | Hemingway | Animals

Adventures in Nowhere Hemingway’s Cats


John Ames Carlene F. Brennen
A boy in 1950s Florida wrestles with adult problems and enjoys the last days
of his boyhood in a place called Nowhere. Foreword by Hilary Hemingway
Now in paperback
Before Disney and far from the palm-lined Florida beaches, ten-year-old
Ernest Hemingway adopted stray cats in every city where he lived. He once
Danny Ryan is transplanted to a tiny community on the hyacinth-choked
wrote in a letter from his home in Cuba, where he had 57 cats: “One cat
Hillsborough River outside Tampa, a place his older sister calls Nowhere. But
just leads to another. . . . The place is so damned big it doesn’t really seem
for Danny and his best friend, the irrepressible Alfred Bagley, whose fondest
as though there were many cats until you see them all moving like a mass
desire is to grow up to be a junk dealer, Nowhere is where adventures
migration at feeding time.”
lurk and lure them into more trouble than they can handle. More trouble
is not what Danny needs as he copes with a family that includes a father Meet a kindler, gentler Hemingway than the macho character he himself
sinking into schizophrenia; two sisters, one very ill and the other ready to helped to create. Meet Hemingway the cat lover and devoted master of
run away with a shady boyfriend; and a mother trying her best to hold it all many cats (and a few dogs) throughout his life. He called the cats “purr
together. Adventures in Nowhere paints a compelling, imaginative, and often factories” and “love sponges” that soaked up love and in return gave
humorous vision of a time, a place, and a way of growing up, allowing a comfort and companionship. His cats kept him company while he wrote and
reader to live for a while in the mind of a remarkably thoughtful and intense helped him cope with failing relationships and his failing health. When he
boy caught at the final edge of childhood. took his life on July 2, 1961, his cat Big Boy Peterson was by his side.
“ ‘I couldn’t put this book down’ is an over-used phrase, but for Adventures “An excellent book that will contribute to further understanding of a
in Nowhere it is true. John Ames has captured a boy’s life in a way that complex man.” —The Hemingway Review
anyone can identify with.”—J. T. Glisson, author of The Creek
“John Ames has written a superb coming-of-age novel in the tradition of “A fascinating look into the life and loves of one of America’s most beloved
J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. writers.” — Cat Fancy magazine
With the Hillsborough River as his trusted companion, the imaginative
Danny plunges into adventures, some life-threatening, that force him Carlene Brennen, long a newspaper editor and publisher in southwest
to change, creating a narrative that is dark and delightful at the same Florida, has spent over thirty years researching Hemingway’s life in Key
time.”—Bill Maxwell, syndicated St. Petersburg Times correspondent, author West, Bimini, and Cuba. She co-wrote with Hilary Hemingway Hemingway
of Maximum Insight in Cuba and worked on the award-winning documentary film by the same
name.
John Ames was a Ford Fellow at the University of Florida in Gainesville,
Florida. He taught English and film for thirty years at Santa Fe College. He $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-489-6
has produced and acted in numerous short films and videos, and for ten
April • 6 x 9 • 200 pages • 40 b&w photos
years he reviewed movies for PBS radio station WUFT. He coauthored
Second Serve: The Renée Richards Story (Stein and Day, 1983) and its sequel
Also of interest:
No Way Renée: The Second Half of My Notorious Life (Simon & Schuster,
My Brother, Ernest Hemingway, page 15
2007), and Speaking of Florida (University Presses of Florida, 1993).
Hemingway’s Key West, page 15
Hemingway’s Cats in hardcover, page 15
$18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-484-1
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Fishing | Animals W i n t e r 2 011 N e w B o o k s
Fishing North Florida Fishing South Florida
Kris Thoemke Kris Thoemke

• Part of a series of three comprehensive • Essential information about the 120 top
guidebooks that provide anglers with the fishing sites for freshwater and saltwater
essential information about the best places for fishing in south Florida
freshwater and saltwater fishing in Florida
• Monthly summaries of what’s biting
• 125 top fishing sites in north Florida offshore, in the bays and lagoons, and the
freshwater lakes and rivers
Covers northeast Florida, the Panhandle, and
the Big Bend. For each site there is a detailed The third in a series of three books to replace
description of the site; whether you can fish by and update the classic guidebook Fishing Florida. This comprehensive
boat, bank, pier, bridge, ramp, or surf; the species you can expect to catch regional guidebook provides anglers with the information they need to
and the kinds of bait to use as well as the best particular spots to find the find the best places to fish in south Florida from Port Charlotte on the west
fish; directions to get there; access points; and an address for GPS. Also filled coast and Stuart on the east coast south through the Keys. The book covers
with tips, maps, fish drawings, site photos, and month-by-month regional places to fish from the land or by boat along with tips, maps, photos, fish
summaries of species in each area. identification illustrations, and plenty of insider information that will help
any angler look like a pro wherever he decides to drop a line in the water.
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A thirty-seven-year resident of Florida and dedicated angler, Kris
Thoemke, PhD, is a marine biologist by training. He has extensive firsthand
knowledge of the sites listed in this book. He lives in Naples, Florida, and
is the author of over 200 magazine and newspaper articles about fishing in
Florida.

S p r i n g 2 011 N e w B o o k s

Those Big Bears


Jan Lee Wicker

Thirteenth in the Those Amazing Animals series. See page 36 for the rest.

Did you know that koala bears are not really bears at all? Can you believe there is a bear that has no
front teeth? Did you know that black bears are not always black? If bears can outrun, outswim, and
outclimb you, what do you do if you see one in the wild? This book will answer these 4 questions
and 16 more. Includes a recipe for a yummy Powered Panda, as well as other fun activities.

Jan Lee Wicker has taught pre-kindergarten through first grade for the past 29 years. She loves
to teach children about animals and takes great joy in writing nonfiction for young children. She
also wrote Those Funny Flamingos, Those Delightful Dolphins, Those Excellent Eagles, and Those
Magical Manatees. You can visit her website at www.janleewicker.com.

$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-491-9


$10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-492-6
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Ages 5–9

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W i n t e r 2 011 N e w B o o k s Fiction | Nature | Georgia | Carolinas

Honor Bound
Robert N. Macomber
Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas
Blair and Dawn Witherington
Ninth in the award-winning Honor Series of naval historical fiction following
the life and career of Commander Peter Wake .
An attractive and handy guidebook for beachgoers. Accurate identification
“Sign on early and set sail with Peter Wake for both solid historical content information and over 1000 color photos. Includes in one volume birds,
and exciting sea stories.”—Naval Institute Proceedings shells, plants, animals—everything you encounter on a beach.

“At last we have an American character the equivalent of Hornblower or Georgia and the Carolinas beckon curious beachcombers with over 600
Aubrey.”— John Prados, author of Combined Fleet Decoded miles of wave-swept Atlantic coastline. These beaches offer more than
a sandy stroll amidst stunning scenery—they are alive! As ever-changing
It’s June 1888 and Cmdr. Peter Wake, U.S. naval intelligence agent, is in ribbons of sand, these beaches foster unique life-forms and accept beguiling
Florida culminating an espionage mission to learn Spain’s naval readiness castaways from a vast marine wilderness. Mysteries abound. What is this
in Cuba. A woman from his past shows up, begging him to find her missing odd creature? Why does the beach look this way? How did this strange
son, and Wake sets off across Florida, through the Bahamian islands, item get here? Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas satisfies a
and deep into the dank jungles of Haiti. His band includes a Smithsonian beachcomber’s curiosity within a comprehensive yet easily browsed guide
ethnologist, a Bahamian Seminole sailor, Russian spies, and a Polish-Haitian covering beach processes, plants, animals, minerals, and manmade objects.
soldier. Overcoming storms, mutiny, and shipwreck, Wake discovers the The guide is written in a familiar style and is illustrated with distribution
hidden lair of an anarchist group planning to wreak havoc around the maps and over a thousand color photos. 
world—unless he stops it.
Blair and Dawn Witherington have authored books on sea
Robert N. Macomber is an internationally acclaimed maritime turtles, Florida beaches, and seashells, and have worked together on a
lecturer, television commentator, and defense consultant. His honors include variety of natural history publications. Blair is a research scientist with a
the American Library Association’s 2008 Boyd Literary Novel Award. Each master’s degree in biology and a doctorate in zoology. Dawn is a graphic
year he is guest author aboard Queen Mary 2 and other luxury liners, designer and illustrator specializing in scientific and educational depictions
lectures in the Pacific and Europe, and circles the globe researching and of nature.
writing. Visit him at www.robertmacomber.com
See Florida’s Living Beaches, page 10.
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-493-3
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Nature | Biography Books of Continuing Interest

The Everglades: River of Grass Florida’s Living Beaches


60th Anniversary Edition A Guide for the Curious Beachcomber
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Blair and Dawn Witherington
with an update by Michael Grunwald
Comprehensive accounts of over 800
The classic book of the Everglades. Before species, with photos for each, found on 700
1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas miles of Florida’s sandy beaches. Covers
named it a “river of grass,” the area was plants, animals, minerals, and manmade
considered a worthless swamp. She brought objects—all part of our living beaches.
the world’s attention to the need to preserve
the Everglades. “Highly recommended.” — Adventure Florida

“Recommended to all readers concerned with “One-of-a-kind guide, enthusiastically


the great relations of man to nature.” recommended.” — Midwest Book Review
— Marjory Kinnan Rawlings $21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-386-8
6 x 9 • 336 pages • flexibinding
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-394-3 • Over 900 color photos • maps and drawings
5½ x 8½ • 462 pages

Florida’s Birds Second Edition


Priceless Florida
A Field Guide and Reference
Natural Ecosystems and Native
Species David S. Maehr, Herbert W. Kale II
Ellie Whitney, D. Bruce Means, Illustrated by Karl Karalus
and Anne Rudloe Color throughout and fully updated. Color-
Full-color photos, as well as charts and coded guides and range maps. Sections on
comprehensive text on all the ecosystems of bird study, feeding, habitats, threatened
the state and many of the native species. and endangered species, exotics, and
conservation. Each bird is illustrated three
“Combines the depth of an encyclopedia with
the freshness and accessibility of a field times: with the species account, in the index
manual.” — E.O. Wilson listing, and on a plate with similar species.
$37.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-309-7 “A ‘must’ handbook.” — Midwest Book Review
$29.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-308-0
8½ x11 • 432 pages • 800 color photos $21.95 • Softcover• ISBN 978-1-56164-335-6
6 x 8 • 360 pages • flexibinding
color illustrations throughout

Marjory Stoneman Douglas:


Voice of the River Florida’s Seashells
An Autobiography with John Rothchild A Beachcomber’s Guide
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Blair and Dawn Witherington
Life story of the woman who “saved” the Accounts, maps, and color photos for over
Florida Everglades, told in her own spirited 250 species of mollusk shells found on
voice. Florida’s beaches. Includes species common
“This vivid recall of a full and inspiring life to the southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean.
illustrates the wonderful potential of the human
spirit. She is a national treasure.” $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-387-5
— James A. Michener 6 x 9 • 88 pages • flexibinding
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-0-910923-94-1 265 color photos • maps and drawings
6 x 9 • 268 pages • 24 b&w photos

Florida Magnificent
Wilderness Stalking the Plumed Serpent
State Lands, Parks, and Natural Areas and Other Adventures
James Valentine and D. Bruce in Herpetology
Means D. Bruce Means
World-famous nature photographer Exciting adventures with deadly reptiles
Valentine presents art images of the state’s based on over 40 years of work by this
remote wilderness places. Comprehensive famed naturalist. Includes work with the
text by biologist Means and other Florida rattlesnake, the cottonmouth moccasin, and
conservationists. the Australian “fiercey.”
“You will be enthralled by this magnificent “Means is more than a scientific natural
book.” — Ney Landrum, Director Emeritus, historian. He is an adventurer of the old
Florida State Parks school.” — E.O. Wilson
$29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-361-5
9 x 12 • 144 pages • 156 color photos $19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-433-9
6 x 9 • 240 pages • 12-page color insert

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Books of Continuing Interest Nature | Travel

The Springs of Florida Florida’s Rivers


Second Edition Charles R. Boning
Doug Stamm
An overview of Florida’s waterways and
The deepest and largest known springs in detailed information on 60 of Florida’s
the world are in Florida. These photos are rivers, covering each from the source to
from hundreds of hours under water. This the end. From the Blackwater River in the
new edition is completely updated to serve western panhandle to the Ichetucknee and
as a guide to the springs parks. For canoeists, Kissimmee Rivers in central Florida to the
kayakers, divers, snorkelers, and visitors. Miami River in south Florida.
“A delight to those who have seen these marvels
for themselves, and to those who never will.” “Will appeal to anyone interested in exploring
the breadth and depth of Florida’s wilderness.”
— Florida Wildlife
— Underwater Speleology
$22.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-422-3
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-418-6 $21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-400-1
8½ x 11 • 128 pages • 90 color photos • maps 7 x 10 • 240 pages • over 200 color photos

St. Johns River Guidebook Suwannee River Guidebook


Second Edition Kevin M. McCarthy
Kevin M. McCarthy Enjoy a leisurely trip down one of the
A guide to the history, people, and sites of best-known and most beloved rivers in the
this north-flowing river from its source in the country, from the Okefenokee Swamp in
marshes west of Vero Beach to its mouth in Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida. It
Jacksonville. This new edition has completely may well be the last unspoiled river in the
updated traveling information, including Southeast. Learn the history, wildlife, and
websites and phone numbers. culture of the river. Complete with travel
“Involves both armchair readers and boat information and tips for those exploring the
enthusiasts in a fine adventure.” area by water or by land.
— Library Bookwatch
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-449-0
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-435-3 6 x 9 • 192 pages • b&w photos
6 x 9 • 176 pages • 53 b&w photos • 10 maps

Old Florida Style: A Story


of Cracker Cattle ( DVD)
Seashore Plants of South
Steve Kidd & Alex Menendez Florida and the Caribbean
Delve Productions, Inc. David W. Nellis
Old Florida Style: A Story of Cracker Cattle is A complete source for both serious
a historical documentary, filmed in crystal- naturalists and backyard gardeners who want
clear high-definition video, that sheds light to learn which plants grow best in nearshore
on Florida’s role in feeding our nation in environments. Includes for each plant: form,
times of war and peace, by offering a look flower and fruit date, geographic distribution,
at North America’s original cattlemen and habitat, reproduction, propagation, as well as
cattlewomen, the Florida cow hunters and medicinal, edible, and toxic aspects.
their culture.
$14 for home viewing • ISBN 978-1-56164-463-6 $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-056-0
$24 for public viewing • ISBN 978-1-56164-464-3 6 x 9 • 164 pages • 100 color photos
Runtime: 24 minutes

Apalachicola Bay Seasons of the Sea Dangerous Sea Life


Kevin M. McCarthy Jay Humphreys of the West Atlantic,
Caribbean, and
A history and guide to this Illustrated by Jim
Gulf of Mexico
important bay and the Wilson
towns and people around A Guide for Accident Prevention
As the seasons change on
it. Discover Apalachicola, and First Aid
land, so they do in the waters
Carrabelle, Eastpoint, Lanark,
along the Florida peninsula—a Edwin S. Iversen and
and St. James Island, as well
world largely unknown but Renate H. Skinner
as Fort Gadsden, and Cape
endlessly fascinating. Learn
St. George and Crooked Learn how to avoid dangerous
what creatures come and go
River lighthouses. Color paintings by William Trotter. creatures and how to administer first aid. Sections on species
in the waters of each of the state’s six main regions.
that bite, that sting, species dangerous to eat, pests that harm
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-299-1 Charming illustrations accompany the text.
7 x 10 • 200 pages • 25 color paintings
swimmers, toxic species, and fish-beak injuries.
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-226-7
6 x 9 • 160 pages • 26 line drawings $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-370-7
6 x 9 • 112 pages • 34 color photos and drawings

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Reference | Gardening | Nature | Astronomy Books of Continuing Interest
The Shrubs & Woody
Vines of Florida
A Reference and Field Guide The Ferns of Florida
Gil Nelson A Reference and Field Guide
More than 550 woody vines and shrubs Gil Nelson
native to Florida. Useful to professional
Includes for each species: growth form and
botanists as well as landscape architects and
habit, unique characteristics, garden use,
homeowners.
history in Florida. Color photos include some
“A comprehensive and detailed reference work rare species never before illustrated in color.
with much to commend it to the professional
botanist and experienced observer.” —Footprint $27.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-193-2
$30.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-106-2 $19.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-197-0
$21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-110-9 6 x 9 • 208 pages • 204 color photos
6 x 9 • 392 pages • 300 color photos 27 line drawings • 14 b&w photos
250 line drawings

Poisonous Plants and Animals


See page 4 for new edition of The Trees of Florida by Gil Nelson.
of Florida and the Caribbean
David W. Nellis
A non-technical guide that provides in-depth
information on the toxins, symptoms, and
treatments for each plant and animal, as well
as beneficial uses and folklore.
“In an area of relatively high population and
many tourists, this scientifically sound yet easily
usable volume is a most welcome document.”
—Dr. Richard Evans Schultes, Director, Botanical
Museum of Harvard University (Emeritus)

$29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-111-6


6 x 9 • 416 pages • 297 color photos

Exploring Wild South Florida Myakka


Third Edition Second Edition
Susan D. Jewell P. J. Benshoff
The third edition includes over 40 new Guide to one of the largest state parks in
natural areas and covers Broward, Hendry, Florida, located in the southwest part of the
Lee, and Palm Beach counties as well as state. Discover its wild and scenic river, its
Dade, Collier, and Monroe. shady oak hammocks and aerial gardens, its
prairies, piney woods, and wetlands. Meet
“Provides a splendid invitation to Florida
the gators, sandhill cranes, deer, and turtles.
wilderness. Well-written, with plenty of helpful
advice and intriguing observations. A must for “Full of insights about Myakka. . . . [The
anyone who enjoys the Florida outdoors.” reader] finds out that there’s much, much
— The Tampa Tribune more to Myakka than an airboat ride on Upper
Myakka Lake.” — Bradenton Herald
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-262-5
5½ x 8½ • 250 pages $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-444-5
25 b&w photos • 6 maps • 16-page color insert 6 x 9 • 240 pages • 52 photos & line illustrations

Paynes Prairie The Florida Night Sky


The Great Savanna: A History and A Guide to Observing from
Guide Dusk till Dawn
Second Edition Elinor DeWire
Lars Andersen For casual sky observers or serious
Offers a sweeping history that spans astronomers. Begins with the organization
millions of years of the unique shallow-bowl of the known universe and where Florida fits
basin in the middle of Florida, just south of in. Southern Florida’s position offers a view
Gainesville. Guide to outdoor activities in of the four stars of the Southern Cross in the
the state preserve. Maps of trails for biking, spring and early summer.
hiking, and canoeing. The second edition “Packed with facts and figures for both
offers a new chapter on exploring the professionals and amateurs. . . . Rarely have
Prairie today. I seen so much information presented so
readably and attractively.” — St. Petersburg
Times
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-296-0 $24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-238-0
5½ x 8½ • 192 pages • 36 b&w photos • 3 maps 6 x 9 • 400 pages • 150 b&w drawings and photos
8-page color insert

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Books of Continuing Interest Archaeology | Native Americans | Animals | Birds
Florida’s First People
Florida’s Fossils
12,000 Years of Human History
Guide to Location, Identification and
Enjoyment Revised Edition
Revised Edition Robin C. Brown
Robin C. Brown Combines contemporary archaeology, the
writings of early European explorers, and
Learn how and where to hunt fossils—with
replication experiments to present a vivid
maps, means of identification, and history.
history of the state’s original inhabitants.
Fully illustrated, including an identification
Includes a photographic atlas of projectile
section. Revised edition contains the latest
points and pottery types.
information on where to hunt fossils in Florida
and completely updated appendices. “Authoritative, readable, and splendidly
illustrated.” — William Marquardt, Curator in
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-409-4
8½ x 11 • 216 pages • 40 maps and drawings Archaeology, Florida Museum of Natural History
222 b&w photos
$29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-032-4
8½ x 11 • 262 pages • 16-page color insert
360 b&w photos

Hoof Prints
The Horses of Proud Spirit More Stories from Proud Spirit
Melanie Bowles Melanie Sue Bowles
The story of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, Meet more horses and caring people in this
which takes in abused or unwanted horses second book from Melanie Bowles, who
and gives them a loving home. Passionate writes with loving care about the horses
stories of horses that astound with their at her sanctuary, relocated from Florida to
amazing ability to recover. The PBS docu- Arkansas. Learn about big old Ranger, little
mentary based on the book won an Emmy. baby Riley, a wild Mustang, and even a flying
“Wonderful, a good read for anyone who donkey.
loves horses.”— Monty Roberts, author of The
Man Who Listens to Horses “ A Delight to read. . . . Bowles writes
beautifully.” — ALA Booklist
$18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-285-4
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 13 b&w photos $19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-412-4
6 x 9 • 240 pages • b&w photos

Common Coastal Birds of


Florida and the Caribbean
David W. Nellis
72 birds that inhabit the zone where the sea
meets the land in Florida and the islands.
Feeding habits, reproduction, behavior,
migration, predators, longevity, conservation
issues.
“Each of the details covered offers
birders some fascinating and remarkable
information.”—Birding Business

$29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-191-8


$21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-196-3
6 x 9 • 336 pages • 234 color photos

Florida Horse Parrots of


Owner’s South Florida A Florida Cattle Ranch
Susan Allene Alto “Bud” Adams Jr. and
Field Guide
Epps Lee Gramling
Second Edition
Illustrated by
Marty Marth The story of one cattle ranch reveals Florida’s
Karl Karalus
place in cattle-raising history. The rancher-
Accurate, easy- Included are author’s text and photography feature the
to-read guide to Amazons, conures, unique terrain and wildlife. A beautiful book
selecting, caring for, and enjoying a horse parakeets, macaws, and other parrots, some to add to your Florida collection.
in Florida. The only horse guide devoted of which are rarely seen. Full-color guide gives “Bud Adams not only appreciates the sensitive
to Florida’s special challenges of heat, detailed information on each bird—common ecology of our state, but he also understands the
humidity, insects, poisonous plants, and name, scientific name, any other names; its cattle industry and its role in helping preserve
unique varieties of hay. Includes updated size; description of its colors and markings; Florida’s wildlife. This book gives others the
information about equestrian trails in state chance to share his view.” — Burt Tucker, Pres. of
and where it can be found. the Florida Cattlemen’s Association
parks.
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-401-8 $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-166-6
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-154-3 6 x 9 • 96 pages • 48 color illustrations 8½ x 11 • 112 pages •140 color photos
5½ x 8½ • 208 pages • 45 line drawings

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Travel | History | Nature Books of Continuing Interest

Florida’s Finest Inns Historic Homes of Florida


and Bed & Breakfasts Second Edition
Second Edition Laura Stewart and Susanne Hupp
Bruce Hunt Updated with color photographs of each
house. 68 of Florida’s notable dwellings that
This completely updated guide offers 120
are open to the public, from humble Cracker
of the most romantic, historic, quaint, and
houses to stately mansions. Includes the Julee
often eclectic places to stay in Florida, from
Cottage and the Kingsley Plantation in northeast
warm and cozy country B&Bs to elegant
Florida, many old houses in St. Augustine, the
and historic hotels. Written in an engaging,
Casements in central Florida, Ca d’Zan and
personal style, this book relates the histories
the Edison Winter Estate in southwest Florida,
of the inns as well as the personal stories of
Whitehall and Vizcaya in south Florida, and the
many of the innkeepers.
Little White House in Key West.
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-437-7
6 x 9 • 240 pages • b&w photos $18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-417-9
7 x 10 • 192 pages • full-color throughout

ntal Florida
Ce

Vo l u m e 2

Douglas Waitley

Best Backroads of Florida


Easygoing Guide to Natural Florida
Douglas Waitley
Douglas Waitley
”You might discover some backroads that will turn your wanderings into an exciting
To be an easygoing nature site, it must be beautiful and easy to reach, not cost much, and
journey.” — Ocala Star-Banner
require little effort.

Volume 1: The Heartland Volume 1: South Florida


Travel central Florida through miles of horse farms and explore crystalline springs. Visit east coast beaches, the Indian River Lagoon, the St. Johns Marsh, the Kissimmee
Start in DeBary and travel through Longwood, Clermont, Dade City, Brooksville, River, and the interior scrub. Also the Corkscrew Swamp, the Fakahatchee Strand, west
Dunnellon, Eustis, Ocala, Gainesville, Palatka, and Sanford. Winner of the Horgan coast beaches, the Ten Thousand Islands, the Everglades, and the Keys.
Award from the Florida Historical Society.
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-371-4
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-189-5 6 x 9 • 272 pages • over 100 b&w photos • 4 maps
6 x 9 • 288 pages • 100 b&w photos • 11 maps
Volume 2: Central Florida
Visit the Orlando wetlands, Merritt Island, and a fish camp, and go airboating on the St.
Volume 2: Coasts, Glades, and Groves Johns River. Experience Wekiwa, Blue, and Gemini Springs. See the the Ocala National
Forest, the Yearling Trail, Cypress Cove, the Green Swamp, Fort DeSoto Park, Cedar Key,
Journey south Florida through orange groves, along beaches, and through sugar
Crystal River, the Devil’s Millhopper, Paynes Prairie, and Ravine State Gardens.
and cattle country. Start in Melbourne Beach and travel through Ft. Pierce, Stuart,
Clewiston, the Miccosukee Resort, Everglades City, Ft. Myers, Venice, and Sebring. $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-374-5
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-232-8 6 x 9 • 256 pages • over 100 b&w photos • 4 maps
6 x 9 • 280 pages • 99 b&w photos • 10 maps
Florida History from the Highways
Douglas Waitley
Volume 3: Beaches and Hills Journey along Florida’s highways—I-75, US 41, I-95,
Ride near the beaches and over the hills of north Florida. Start in Titusville and travel US 1, I-4, US 27, US 98, and the Turnpike—learning all the
through New Smyrna Beach, St. Augustine, Fernandina Beach, Lake City, Tallahassee, roadside history on the way. Begins with a brief history
DeFuniak Springs, Pensacola, Ft. Walton Beach, Panama City, Apalachicola, Inglis, and of Florida
Aripeka. “An excellent historical introduction to many of the most
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-283-0 interesting cities and sights in the Sunshine State. The reader
6 x 9 • 296 pages • 100 b&w photos • 13 maps is presented with a series of excursions along the state’s major
highways so that side trips can be made as efficiently as
possible.” —Bill Marina, co-author of A History of Florida, Third
Edition
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-315-8
6 x 9 • 384 pages • 167 b&w photos • 15 maps

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Books of Continuing Interest Key West | Hemingway | Travel | Biography
Grits & Grunts
Hemingway’s Cats
Folkloric Key West
An Illustrated Biography
Stetson Kennedy
Carlene Fredericka Brennen
A portrait of Key West in the first half of
the 20th century, “when Key West was Explores the life of Ernest Hemingway, the
Key West.” A treasure trove of the rich women he loved, and the animals, most
multiculture of the time by one of America’s especially cats, he befriended throughout his
pre-eminent folklorists, who lived and life. Filled with photographs, many of them
worked there. Also an abundant sampling of never before published. Meet the kinder,
Mario Sanchez’s famous Key West art. gentler cat lover, different from the macho
image he helped to create.
“Kennedy’s keen observations and humor
infuse a cornucopia of collected folklife gems.” “An excellent book that will contribute to further
understanding of a complex man.”
— Peggy Bulger, Director, American Folklife
— The Hemingway Review
Center, Library of Congress
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-342-4
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-419-3 8½ x 11 • 200 pages • 190 b&w photos
7 x 10 • 216 pages • 173 b&w photos

Hemingway’s Key West


Second Edition
Stuart McIver
A vivid portrait of the legendary writer,
whose decade in Key West was his most
productive. Includes a record of the author’s
exploits in Bimini and Cuba, including his
fishing expeditions, love affairs, and writing
experiences. A tour of Hemingway’s favorite
Key West and Havana haunts.

$10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-241-0


6 x 9 • 160 pages • 35 b&w photos

My Brother, Ernest
Hemingway
Note: All three volumes of this series are now available in Leicester Hemingway
sotftcover.
A revealing and intimate portrait of one of
the great writers of the 20th century by his
The Florida Keys brother. First published in 1962, this new
John Viele edition includes a selection of letters from
Ernest to his family never before published
“Offers a different view of one of Florida’s most unique and colorful regions.” and an index (previously not available).
— Florida Historical Quarterly
“This new and fuller edition will replace my
Volume 1: A History of the Pioneers own worn and tattered copy.”
— Michael Reynolds, Hemingway scholar
Well-researched, fascinating accounts of early Keys life. Just 80 years ago, there were fewer
than 300 Keys inhabitants and they lived without electricity, running water, or telephones. $21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-098-0
5½ x 8½ • 327 pages • 16-page b&w photo insert
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-494-0
6 x 9 • 176 pages • 42 b&w photos and illustrations • 8 maps

Volume 2: True Stories of the Perilous Straits


Gripping stories during the age of sail from the time of Spanish navigators to the end of the
Second Seminole War in 1842. Many died in shipwrecks and attacks by natives and pirates.
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-495-7
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 45 b&w photos and illustrations • 8 maps

Volume 3: The Wreckers


True stories of Keys wreckers, the daring seamen who saved lives and property from ships
cast up on the Florida reef. Captures the drama of the lives and times with accuracy and
clarity.
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-496-4
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 74 b&w photos and illustrations • 6 maps

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Travel | Religion | Art | History | Maritime Books of Continuing Interest
The Streets of Key West Mario Sanchez
A History Through Street Names Better Than Ever
J. Wills Burke Nance Frank
Simonton, Duval, Whitehead, Truman— A celebration of the life and work of Key West
discover how these and other Key West artist Mario Sanchez (1908–2005) with 54
streets came by their names. Each section full-color reproductions of his painted relief
begins with an engaging history of the person carvings. His art—showing street vendors,
for whom the street is named, then takes us parades, rumba bands, cigar factories, ice-
along the street pointing out the buildings cream trucks, people out for a stroll—has become symbolic of the picturesque diversity of
and sites of historic interest along the way. Key West life in the 20th century. Sanchez portrayed neighborhood places and events where
he grew up, exhibiting his love for Florida’s easy island living. His work also depicts Tampa’s
“A nice gift and a ready reference”—Key West: Latin community, Ybor City, with the same textured, quirky quality.
The Newspaper
$20.00 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-476-6
$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-317-2 March • 10 x 8 • 96 pages • 54 color photos
6 x 9 • 240 pages • 40 b&w photos • 5 maps

The Houses of Key West


Over Key West and
Alex Caemmerer
the Florida Keys
Key West is an architectural treasure trove of Charles Feil
houses built in the 19th century, including
eyebrow houses, shotgun houses, and Starts with Key West and ends in the
Conch Victorians. Many charming anecdotes Everglades. The aerial images capture
about old Key West gleaned from interviews the uniqueness of the Keys: shimmering
with descendants of the families who built ocean, magical sunsets, uninhabited
houses there. For anyone who loves to look mangrove islands, bridges and causeways,
at charming old houses and imagine their old neighborhoods, million-dollar homes.
histories. Includes descriptive text for each photo
taken from Feil’s gyroplane.
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-009-6
8½ x 11 • 112 pages • 90 color photos $18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-240-3
11 x 8½ • 64 pages • 63 color photos

Florida’s Great
Ocean Railway
Dan Gallagher
The incredible story of the building of the
Key West Extension of the Florida East
Coast Railway from Miami to Key West from
1905 to 1916.
“Dan Gallagher’s vivid photographs and
informative supplementary text offer a
glimpse at the enormous dedication and
sacrifice needed to link the Florida Keys by
rail.” — The Florida Historical Quarterly

$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-269-4


8½ x 11 • 208 pages
245 b&w photos

Key West Florida Keys


Gardens Impressions Key Biscayne
and Their A History of Miami’s Tropical Island
Millard Wells
Stories and the Cape Florida Lighthouse
A famed Joan Gill Blank
Janis Frawley watercolorist
A rare offers his unique This engaging and highly illustrated history
opportunity to impression of the of the southernmost barrier island in the
sneak a peek Keys, with their blend of Caribbean cultures, U.S. tells the story of its people from the
into the lush tropical gardens of old Key interesting architecture, lush vegetation, early natives on. Includes the history of Cape
West. Fascinating histories of the grounds and beautiful tropical marine environment. Florida Lighthouse, found on Biscayne’s
where gardens now grow. The paintings portray people, birds, water, southern tip.
lighthouses, boats, and buildings—all “Vividly illustrates what a fascinating piece
“Offers a colorful look at the tropical gardens of geography Key Biscayne is.” — Gilbert M.
of Florida’s southernmost city.” exuding the laid-back Keys attitude.
Grosvenor, Chairman, Nat’l Geographic Society
— Florida History and the Arts magazine
$29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-096-6
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-209-0 $21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-103-1
$19.95 • ISBN 978-1-56164-204-5 11 x 8½ • 48 pages • 25 color paintings 8½ x 11 • 224 pages •117 b&w photos
Softcover • 8½ x 11 • 128 pages 12-page color insert
173 color photos

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Books of Continuing Interest Travel | Religion | Art | History | Maritime
Florida’s Museums and Historical Traveler’s Guide
Cultural Attractions to Florida Second Edition
Second Edition Eliot Kleinberg
Doris Bardon and Murray D. Laurie From Fort Pickens in the Panhandle to Fort
This newly updated guide, with over 350 Jefferson in the ocean 40 miles beyond
museums and attractions to choose from, Key West, historical travelers will find many
has a destination to suit every interest. Visit adventures waiting for them in Florida. The
country stores, one-room schoolhouses, author presents 74 of his favorites—17 of
coquina forts, churches, mansions, theaters, them are new to this edition, and the rest
art galleries, and gardens. have been completely updated
“Even Floridians who think they know their “Every one of [Kleinberg’s] essays will leave the
own cultural back yards will probably learn readers saying, ‘Hey, I’d like to visit that place.’”
something.” — The Tampa Tribune — Florida Heritage Magazine

$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-408-7 $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-375-2


6 x 9 • 184 pages • b&w illustrations 6 x 9 • 288 pages • 90 photos

200 Quick Looks at


Florida History
James Clark
200 short essays on Florida’s 10,000 years
of history, from the arrival of the first natives
to the present. Packed with unusual and
little-known facts and stories; for example,
the inventor of air conditioning died broke
and forgotten, Florida printed $3 bills in
the 1830s, Florida’s first tourist attraction
featured ostrich racing.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-200-7
6 x 9 • 203 pages • 40 b&w photos

Time Traveler’s
Guide to Florida Thirty Florida Shipwrecks
Jack Powell Kevin M. McCarthy

A unique guidebook that offers 140 places Paintings by William L. Trotter


and reenactments in Florida where you can Covers shipwrecks from 1545, when young
experience the past, and a few where you Fontenada survived a Spanish wreck to be
can time travel into the future. You can join held captive by natives for 17 years, to the
in all sorts of historical reenactments—in sinking of the Coast Guard cutter Bibb in
full costume if you like. You have the unique 1987 to create an artificial reef. Includes
opportunity to relive a part of Florida’s long Trinité, 1565; Atocha, 1622; San Pedro,
and fascinating past. 1733; America, 1862; Victor, 1872; Cecil Ann,
1967; and 22 more.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-454-4 $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-007-2
6 x 9 • 272 pages • 60 b&w photos 8½ x 11 • 128 pages • 20 color paintings

Spiritual Florida Art in Florida Shipwrecks of Florida


A Guide to Retreat Centers 1564–1945 A Comprehensive Listing
and Religious Sites in Florida Maybelle Mann Second Edition
and Nearby
Florida’s art history from Steven D. Singer
Mauricio Herreros
the first European artist Over 2,100 shipwrecks from the 16th
Detailed descriptions of 41 until the end of World War century to the present; the most
centers and sites in Florida II. Over 150 illustrations, comprehensive listing now available.
and 11 nearby in neighboring many reproduced here for Arranged primarily by geographical
states. Includes monasteries, spiritual retreat centers, the first time. Includes artists Mark Catesby, John sections of the state—within sections, wrecks are arranged
and unique religious sites in peaceful and spiritually James Audubon, John Singer Sargent, Martha chronologically. Extensive and heavily illustrated appendices
nurturing settings. Walter, Milton Avery, Andew Wyeth. offer a wealth of information on topics of interest to divers and
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-331-8 researchers.
6 x 9 • 169 pages • b&w photos $35.00 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-171-0
8½ x 11 • 200 pages • 60 b&w photos
100 color photos $21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-163-5
6 x 9 • 400 pages • 200 b&w photos
31 line drawings, maps, charts, diagrams

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St. Augustine | Ghosts | History | Architecture Books of Continuing Interest

The Houses of St. Augustine


St. Augustine and St. Johns David Nolan
County: A Historical Guide Photographs by Ken Barrett Jr.
William R. Adams Watercolors by Jean Ellen Fitzpatrick
More than 80 of the oldest historic sites Richly illustrated history of the many
in and around the Ancient City of St. architectural eras of the Ancient City, the
Augustine, Florida, from Fort San Diego in oldest continually settled town in the United
the north to Dixie Highway in the south. States. Features houses from the Spanish,
Maps, directions, visitor information, and British, and American eras. Includes a history
accurate historical narrative by a well-known of historic preservation and suggests future
St. Augustine historian. remedies.

$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-432-2 $24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-069-0


7 x 10 • 112 pages • Color photos throughout $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-075-1
8½ x 11 • 112 pages • 180 color photos
15 b&w photos • 15 original watercolor paintings

Ghosts of St. Augustine Ancient City Hauntings


Dave Lapham More Ghosts of St. Augustine
Illustrated by Tom Lapham David Lapham

The unique history of St. Augustine has Illustrated by Tom Lapham


spawned more than 400 years’ worth of 25 more scary stories from the author of
ghosts. These 24 stories from the town’s Ghosts of St. Augustine. Visit the Oldest
rich oral history offer a light yet sometimes House, the Old Jail, Ripley’s Believe It or Not,
hair-raising peek at the spooky side of the the Oldest Schoolhouse, and many other
Oldest City. haunted establishments that harbor spirits
from the ancient times.
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-123-9
6 x 9 • 168 pages • 24 line drawings $8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-307-3
6 x 9 • 192 pages • 25 line drawings

Oldest Ghosts Flagler’s St. Augustine Hotels


Karen Harvey Thomas Graham

Tells of unexplained exploits by the spirits Near the end of the 19th century Henry
dwelling in St. Augustine, the oldest city of Flagler came to St. Augustine and built three
European origin in the United States. Find splendid hotels in the Spanish Renaissance
stories of spiritual contacts with no earthly style: the Ponce de Leon (which now
justification. Some are funny, some sad, houses Flagler College), the Alcazar (which
some frightening. The author conducts now holds the City Hall and the Lightner
educational and ghost tours of the Ancient Museum), and the Casa Monica, still a hotel.
City. Comprehensive text and illustration.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-300-4
$7.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-222-9 8½ x 11 • 88 pages • 32 color photos
6 x 9 • 112 pages • 13 line drawings 44 b&w photos

A Yankee in a Classic Cracker


Confederate Town Florida’s Wood-Frame Vernacular
Calvin L. Robinson Architecture
Edited by Anne Robinson Ronald W. Haase
Clancy Winner of the LoPresti Award for
The journal of Calvin L. Robinson, Excellence in Art Publishing
the only account of the Civil War The history of Florida wood-frame
in Florida written by a resident architecture, from the early single-pen
who sided with the Union. Describes the reign of terror in homesteads, through the double-pen, the
Jacksonville from 1860–64. dog-trot, the four-square Georgian, the
“For students interested in Florida’s role in the Civil War, the Cracker townhouse, to the latest homes in
opening of the Robinson journal must have been akin to the Seaside.
opening of King Tut’s tomb.” —The Tampa Tribune
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-013-3
$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-267-0 $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-014-0
6 x 9 • 152 pages • 13 b&w photos 8½ x 11 • 128 pages • 46 color photos
17 b&w photos • 56 line drawings including floor
plans

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Books of Continuing Interest Gardening | Nature | Reference

Tropical Trees of Florida


& the Virgin Islands Flowering Shrubs and Small
Trees for the South
T. Kent Kirk
Marie Harrison
Over 90 species of mostly native trees. More
than 500 color photographs, including shots A master gardener offers an ecological
of the whole tree, bark, leaves, flowers, and approach to planting and maintaining
fruit for each tree. colorful small trees and shrubs for the
middle story of gardens in USDA Zones 7, 8,
“Based on years of work and a deep
appreciation for the trees described. Accurate and 9. Over 140 species included.
and thorough.” — Margaret Hayes, Herbarium “An outstanding collection of Southern
Curator, St. George Village Botanical Garden, St. favorites.” — Gil Nelson, author of Trees of
Croix, USVI
Florida and Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida
$22.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-445-2
6 x 9 • 208 pages • Color photos throughout $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-439-1
6 x 9 • 152 pages • Color photos throughout

Groundcovers for the South Southern Gardening


Marie Harrison An Environmentally Sensitive Approach
Over 130 plants that will thrive as Marie Harrison
groundcovers in the Southeast U.S., including
A comprehensive guide to beautiful and
ferns, shrubs, native plants, herbs, annuals,
environmentally responsible yards and
and perennials. Plants to avoid are also listed.
gardens. Time-tested advice from a master
“Excellent resource.” Southern gardener.
— Florida Gardening magazine
“Landscapes will flourish once homeowners
“Unveils the time-tested successes you, too, can start choosing from the scores of adaptable
achieve.” — Tom MacCubbin, Florida gardening plants featured.” — Norman Winter, author of
Tough-as-Nails Flowers of the South
author and radio show host
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-329-5
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-347-9 6 x 9 • 256 pages • 57 drawings
6 x 9 • 152 pages • 99 color photographs 8-page color insert
63 drawings

Gardening in the
Coastal South
Marie Harrison Flowering Trees of Florida
In her personal, witty style, a master Mark Stebbins
gardener divulges tried-and-true ways of 74 outstanding tropical flowering trees that
environmentally sensitive gardening in tune will thrive in Florida’s climate. Practical
with the special issues presented along cultivation tips. Temperature trend charts,
coasts from Texas through South Carolina. zone map, glossary, and bibliography.
Includes salt-tolerant plants and seasonal
“Full of lovely photographs and good
musings. information.”—Miami Herald
“This is a valuable gardening book for the
coastal south.” —Florida Gardening magazine $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-173-4
6 x 9 • 144 pages • 130 color photos
$14.95 • Softcover •ISBN 978-1-56164-274-8
6 x 9 • 256 pages • 71 drawings
8-page color insert

Ornamental Tropical Shrubs


Amanda Jarrett
83 shrubs that display beautiful flowers
and/or leaves in the subtropical and tropical
zones. Full profile for each shrub, including
drought and salt tolerance, flowers and
fruits, potential problems. A section on how
to use shrubs in garden design.
“An easy-to-use reference.”
— Small Press Book Review
“An excellent source of information.”
— Florida Gardener

$24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-289-2


$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-275-5
6 x 9 • 176 pages • 253 color photos

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Gardening | Nature | Reference Books of Continuing Interest

Florida’s Best Fruiting Plants Florida’s Best


Charles R. Boning Herbs and Spices
80 native and non-native trees, shrubs, and Charles R. Boning
vines that produce edible fruit. Features
avocado, carambola, custard apple, fig, Covers 89 plants, including favorites
grumichama, guava, kumquat, loquat, mamey like basil and rosemary, but also
sapote, papaya, strawberry, and many more. more exotic ones like bilimbi and
Range maps, fruiting calendars, selection pandanus. As in the author’s previous
criteria.
popular book, Florida’s Best Fruiting
“Every Florida resident should have a copy of
this book.” — Florida Gardening Plants, there are beautiful and useful
illustrations, as well as charts and
$19.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-372-1
7 x 10 • 232 pages • 264 color photos and maps. For each plant you’ll find: plant
drawings • maps and charts description, geographic distribution,
flavor and scent, varieties, relatives,
cultivation, and harvest and use.

Natural Florida Landscaping Charles Boning is a naturalist, illustrator, and attorney who has authored
Dan Walton and Laurel Schiller numerous books. He has resided in north, central, and south Florida and is
Learn to reduce environmental damage familiar with plants that succeed in each region.
by seeing your yard as part of the natural
system. Helps you make a plan for your
yard and choose the native plants that will $19.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-453-7
thrive there. Methods for a small fruit-and- May • 7 x 10 • 224 pages
vegetable garden are also covered. 200 color photos and drawings • maps and charts
“A great guide to rethinking your yard.”
—GreenOrlando.com

$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-388-2


6 x 9 • 120 pages • 8-page color insert

The Art of South


Native Bromeliads of Florida Florida Gardening
Harry E. Luther and Second Edition
David H. Benzing
Harold Songdahl and Coralee Leon
Identify and appreciate Florida’s 16 species
Illustrated by George Curtis
(and two hybrids) of native bromeliads,
often called “air plants,” from the abundant A guide to planning, planting, and making
Spanish moss to the rare, carnivorous your subtropical garden grow. South Florida
Catopsis berteroniana. gardeners have depended on the advice here
“A marvelously comprehensive and richly for over a decade. The new edition is updated
illustrated treatment.” — Dr. Gregory K. Brown, with helpful tips for the conservation-
Professor of Botany, Bromeliad Research Lab, conscious gardener. Even if you live a little
University of Wyoming farther north you can use this book to make
$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-448-3 your landscape more tropical.
6 x 9 • 128 pages • Color insert, line illustrations,
maps $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-393-6
6 x 9 • 252 pages • 200 line drawings

100 Orchids for Florida


Jack Kramer
100 species that grow well in Florida, chosen
for beauty and ease of cultivation. Learn how
to pot, water, feed, ventilate, and protect
your orchids, whether you are an old hand
or a beginner. Handy reference chart to size,
color, bloom time, and exposure.
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-367-7
6 x 9 • 120 pages • 117 color photos

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Books of Continuing Interest History

Tropical Surge
A History of Ambition and Disaster on
the Florida Shore
Benjamin Reilly
An engaging history depicting the battle
between humans and hurricanes in south
Florida from 1831 to 1935. Describes how
the storms dashed the early prosperity of
both Miami and Key West.
Florida’s Past “The fascinating story of hurricanes and their
savage power.”—Tropicalia
People and Events that Shaped the State
Volumes 1, 2, and 3 $19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-330-1
6 x 9 • 336 pages • 43 b&w photos • 4 maps
Gene Burnett
Each volume has over 60 essays dealing with the most interesting people and events in
Florida’s history, written in Gene Burnett’s engaging and easygoing style. Careful research
and eclectic choice of topics make history good reading that educates and entertains.
Each volume divides Florida’s people and events into Achievers and Pioneers, Villains and
Characters, Heroes and Heroines, War and Peace, and Calamities and Social Turbulence.
Many essays were originally published in Florida Trend—a bit of Florida history in each
issue for over 15 years—a tribute to Burnett’s appeal. A course in Florida history and a good
read too.

“Skillful writing, thorough research, and a keen sense of what is of historical consequence.”
— The Tampa Tribune

Volume 1 The Florida Chronicles, Volume 1


$13.95 • Softcover Dreamers, Schemers and Scalawags
ISBN 978-1-56164-115-4
6 x 9 • 280 pages • 17 b&w photos Stuart B. McIver
Florida has been the home of many unusual characters throughout the years. Meet Ned
Volume 2 Buntline, Laura Riding, Wilson Mizner, Sam Jones, and many others. Storytellers, lawbreakers,
movers and shakers, sportsmen, moviemakers, visionaries, and mobsters all left their mark on
$12.95 • Softcover
ISBN 978-1-56164-139-0 Florida.
6 x 9 • 272 pages • 26 b&w photos “The author uses biography, journalism, and storytelling to portray dozens of history-making
individuals in a lively and engaging fashion.” — Florida Historical Quarterly
Volume 3
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-155-0
$13.95 • Softcover 6 x 9 • 264 pages • 66 b&w photos
ISBN 978-1-56164-117-8
6 x 9 • 272 pages • 26 b&w photos
The Florida Chronicles, Volume 2
Murder in the Tropics
Stuart B. McIver
Discovering the Civil True tales ranging from Pensacola to Key West, from the 19th century to the present. Near
War in Florida Tampa, a sideshow freak called the Human Blockhead was hired to kill the Lobster Boy.
A Reader and Guide Pensacola’s Judy Buenoano was called the Black Widow after the murder of her husband, a
lover, and even her own son.
Paul Taylor
“Like a storyteller around a campfi re . . . McIver relates with relish 23 tales of homicide,
Includes excerpts from official government assassination, and manslaughter that will have natives shaking their heads and saying with a
reports as well as firsthand reports by soldiers perverse pride, ‘Only in Florida.’” — Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
on both sides. Maps show locations of major
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-441-4
battles and skirmishes. Chronicles both land 6 x 9 • 220 pages • 26 b&w photos
and sea maneuvers. Includes a guide to
visiting Civil War sites in Florida today.
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-235-9
6 x 9 • 256 pages • 43 b&w photos • 6 maps The Florida Chronicles, Volume 3
Touched by the Sun
Stuart McIver
The often tangled lives of people who could never be called ordinary. Includes presidents,
cowboys, gangsters, writers, politicians, captains of industry, inventors, movie stars, and even
a fire chief.
$18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-206-9
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-440-7
6 x 9 • 272 pages • 76 b&w photos

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History Books of Continuing Interest
Twenty Florida Pirates
Kevin M. McCarthy Southeast Florida Pioneers
Paintings by William L. Trotter William McGoun
20 of the most notorious Florida pirates, Meet the pioneers of the Palm Beach area,
from the English privateers of the 1500s to the Treasure Coast, and Lake Okeechobee in
present-day drug smugglers and “yacht- this collection of well-told, fact-filled stories
jackers.” Includes Sir Francis Drake, Black of the 1690s through the 1990s. Includes
Caesar, Blackbeard, Jean Lafitte, José Gaspar. Jonathan Dickinson, shipwrecked near Jupiter
Inlet in 1696; John Ashley and his notorious
“The swashbuckling adventures of Sir Francis gang; architect Addison Mizner, who brought
Drake, Blackbeard, and José Gaspar, to name
the Mediterranean style to Florida; and many
a few, are brought to life in this colorfully
illustrated narrative.” more.
—Florida Historical Quarterly $16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-157-4
6 x 9 • 192 pages • 58 b&w photos
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-050-8
8½ x 11 • 96 pages • 20 color paintings

Spanish The Spanish Menéndez


Pathways in Florida Treasure Fleets Pedro Menéndez
1492–1992 Timothy R. Walton de Avilés, Captain
Ann L. Henderson and Gary General of the
The story of the expeditions of Ocean Sea
R. Mormino, Editors Spanish explorers told through
Essays by experts in both Spanish the history of the first American Albert Manucy
and English on the influence of the currency: pieces of eight. Traces A biography of the
Spanish in Florida. Topics include the rise and fall of Spain’s world founder of St. Augustine,
Hernando de Soto, Plants of the dominance and chronicles the the nation’s oldest
New World, Mario Sanchez, José developments in transportation, continuously settled city,
Martí. Spanish and English on organization, and military and thus the little-known
facing pages so that the book can serve in language instruction. technology based on competition for gold and silver. story of one of the founding fathers of America. This book
“Fascinating reading.” —Library Journal was the first to be written about Menéndez.
$24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-003-4
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-004-1 $8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-016-4
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-261-8 6 x 9 • 112 pages • 12 b&w photos
6 x 9 • 368 pages • 40 b&w photos 6 x 9 • 224 pages • 66 b&w photos • 7 maps

Miami, A Backward Florida Place Names Aviation in


Glance Alachua to Zolfo Springs Florida
Muriel V. Murrell Allen Morris Kevin M. McCarthy
From the lavish parties, the yachts, Joan Perry Morris, Photo Paintings by
and the innovative architecture Editor William L. Trotter
to the sultry summer days, the
Origin and meaning of the The definitive history
mosquito bites, and the hurricanes,
name of every county and most of aviation in Florida—
Muriel Murrell captures the
incorporated cities in Florida. from the open-cockpit
early days of Miami in a series of
Paints a rich historical portrait bi-wing planes used
charming vignettes. Part memoir,
of the state and reveals the dreams, memories, and sense of by the barnstormers
part history, this book reminds us how Miami rose from the swamp,
humor of Floridians. of the 1920s to the jumbo jets and space shuttles of
developing from a pioneer town to an important crossroads of the
today. Paintings by famed artist William Trotter capture
Western Hemisphere.
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-084-3 Florida aviation’s most spectacular moments.
6 x 9 • 291 pages • 100 b&w photos
$18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-286-1
6 x 9 • 200 pages • 46 b&w photos $18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-281-6
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 30 color paintings
The Edisons of Fort Myers
Discoveries of the Heart
Tom Smoot
Tells the fascinating story of Thomas and
Mina Edison during their time in Fort Myers,
Florida, which was their winter home for 46
years. Describes how Edison fished from
both his boat and his long dock, mingled
with locals, created and tended extensive
botanical gardens, and labored long hours
in his laboratory.
“Smoot’s history educates and entertains.”
—Fort Myers News-Press

$24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-312-7


6 x 9 • 384 pages • 85 photos

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Books of Continuing Interest Cooking | Southern Culture
The Storm Gourmet
A Guide to Creating Extraordinary
The Sunshine State Cookbook
Meals Without Electricity
George Fichter
Daphne Nikolopoulos
Recipes that reflect the diversity of the state’s
A crucial resource for hurricane season, but
many immigrants. Features exotic fruits and
can be used for anytime you are without
vegetables and seafood, as well as dishes
power, including camping. Shopping lists and
more typical in northern Florida. Cook
menus as well as recipes for appetizing meals
chicken inside a coconut! Flame a pineapple
prepared from canned goods with some
with rum! Prepare tiny coquina clams and
fresh ingredients. Featured in USA Today and
giant conch snails.
on CNN and The Weather Channel
“Packed with useful information.”—Forum $10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-214-4
magazine 6 x 9 • 224 pages

$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-334-9


6 x 9 • 144 pages

Florida Bounty
A Celebration of Florida Cuisine and Exotic Foods
Culture A Kitchen and Garden Guide
Eric and Sandra Jacobs Marian Van Atta
Focuses on the bounty of food grown and A garden-to-kitchen guide to take advantage
produced in Florida. Includes complete of year-round warm weather (or your
regional menus such as “A Florida greenhouse) to grow and use exotic fruits and
Thanksgiving,” “Boating Picnic,” “Football vegetables. Solid gardening advice as well as
Tailgate Party,” “Miami High Life,” and “Key plenty of recipes for drinks, main courses,
West Fiesta.” Try orange creams, crabby desserts, relishes, and jams and jellies.
stuffed mushrooms, oyster stew, papaya salad,
fried green tomatoes, and pecan pralines. $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-215-1
6 x 9 • 224 pages
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-352-3
6 x 9 • 144 pages • line illustrations

The Mongo Mango Cookbook Mastering the Art of


Florida Seafood
Cynthia Thuma
Lonnie Lynch
Everything about mangos as well as recipes
for preparing them in salads, meat and Guide to purchasing, preparing, and serving
seafood dishes, desserts, and drinks. seafood with restaurant flair, including
Includes Asian, Mexican, Indian, and artistic food placement and food painting
American recipes. Learn mango history and techniques. Gives nutritional value of
lore. Guide to the cultivars, nurseries, garden seafoods and describes how to choose the
clubs, and mango festivals. right kitchen equipment. Recipes include
first and main courses, even desserts.
“...this book offers many recipes and much of
the background of mangos.” “This book will entice you to try new and
—California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. eclectic cuisine.”—Venice Gulf Coast Living
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-239-7 $12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-176-5
6 x 9 • 160 pages 6 x 9 • 176 pages • 50 illustrations

Essential Catfish The Mostly Mullet Searching


Cookbook Cookbook for the Dixie
Janet Cope A Culinary Celebration of Barbecue
and Shannon Harper the South’s Favorite Fish Journeys into the
(and other great Southern Southern Psyche
Full of mouth-watering recipes
seafood) Wilber Caldwell
that call for succulent catfish and
easy-to-find ingredients. Includes George “Grif” Griffin
A culinary and
sauces, soups, stews, sides, and Dozens of recipes to celebrate cultural saga. It’s all
sandwiches. Recipes are rated Very this bullet-headed silvery about regional pride,
Easy, Easy, or Moderately Easy, delicacy. Includes mullet- homespun cookery,
and all have been kitchen-tested friendly sides and sauces and backwoods lore, and
for convenience, accuracy, and taste. other great Southern seafood such as Wicked Wokked Scallops the primal importance of barbecue.
“...filled with simple, delectable recipes sure to win over the legions & Veggies, Ybor City Street Vendor’s Crab Cakes, and Judy’s “There aren’t all that many books I wish I’d written, but
who swear by their catfish.” — Athens Banner-Herald Mullet Butter. this is one of them.” — John Shelton Reed, The Journal of
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-201-4 Southern Culture
$7.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-147-5
6 x 9 • 144 pages 5½ x 8½ • 112 pages $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-333-2
9 x 9 • 128 pages • 95 b&w photos

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Ghosts | Lighthouses Books of Continuing Interest

Haunting Sunshine
Florida Ghost Stories Jack Powell
Robert R. Jones Spectral visions, footsteps in the attic—who
hasn’t witnessed such things and thought of
Stories of ghosts and spirits and tall tales
ghosts? Join Jack Powell on a wild ride from
of strange happenings in Florida. There
Pensacola to Jacksonville and down to Key
are two stories of Indian legends from
West, touring Florida’s places and history
Silver Springs, stories of hauntings in the
through some of its best ghost stories.
little town of Micanopy, an encounter with
a specter at Fort Clinch near Fernandina, “. . . there is an undeniable appeal to the stories
the tale of a ghost in the Castillo in St. about local communities.”
Augustine, and many more. —The Tampa Tribune
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-411-7
6 x 9 • 160 pages • b&w photos $10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-220-5
6 x 9 • 176 pages •23 b&w photo

The Ghost Orchid Ghost and


Other Tales from the Swamp
Doug Alderson
Only in a swamp can you find a swamp ape
or a ghost who is obsessed with the ghost
orchid. From the notes at the end of each
story, you can learn about Florida’s swamps
and history, along with storytelling tips.
“Thank you so much for such a fabulous book
that teaches about true nature and destroys
myths.”
—Lauren Greene, Dunwoody Nature Center

Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore $9.95 • Softcover• ISBN 978-1-56164-379-0
6 x 9 • 176 pages • 44 b&w photos
Volume 1: South and Central Florida
Greg Jenkins
Explore ruins in New Smyrna Beach, and keep an eye out for dark figures Haunted Lighthouses
in the nearby forest. Visit Islamorada, where the ghostly remains of Flagler’s railway and How to Find Them
rumble over tracks destroyed in the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane. Walk through the eerie Second Edition
corridors of the mausoleum in Myrtle Hill Cemetery near Tampa, where you’ll hear
whispers from the dead. George Steitz

$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-327-1 A grand tour of the legends of these


6 x 9 • 288 pages • 22 b&w photos bewitching and bewitched monuments.
Meet a cast of intriguing characters,
Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore including noted historians, people who work
in lighthouses, and the ghosts themselves.
Volume 2: North Florida and St. Augustine
Greg Jenkins “For the ghost buff, the lover of lighthouses,
or the traveler looking for a unique place to
Explore abandoned hospitals, ancient springs, and modern apartment visit.” — Tim Harrison, American Lighthouse
complexes from Ocala to Jacksonville, from Lake City to Tallahassee. Encounter playful Foundation
and frightening spirits. Take an exciting tour through ancient St. Augustine. $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-436-0
6 x 9 • 312 pages
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-328-8
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 16 b&w photos

Haunt Hunter’s
Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore
Guide to Florida
Volume 3: The Gulf Coast and Pensacola
Joyce Elson Moore
Greg Jenkins
Take a tour of the most haunted spots in
From ancient graveyards and monuments to modern restaurants and hotels, this book the Sunshine State. Gives each site’s history
offers a collection of uncanny legends and eerie folklore about Florida’s beautiful west and “haunt history.” Includes interviews
coast. Walk through Pensacola in Florida’s Panhandle, where spirits are beckoned by an with owners and caretakers. Also includes
eerie lighthouse shining through the night, or stroll through its Seville Quarter and meet travel tips.
a long-dead bartender. Visit the Island Hotel and Restaurant in Cedar Key, where thirteen
“...by using this book as a guide, you can make
spirits are said to roam the building. interesting day trips to some of Florida’s most
historic and legendary places.”
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-399-8
6 x 9 • 256 pages • 23 b&w photos — The Tampa Tribune

$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-150-5


6 x 9 • 192 pages • 26 b&w photos

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Books of Continuing Interest Ghosts | Pirates | Carolinas | Georgia | Travel
Ghosts of the Carolina Coasts
Pirates of the Carolinas Haunted Lighthouses, Plantations,
Second Edition and Other Historic Sites
Terrance Zepke Terrance Zepke
13 of the most intrigueing buccaneers in the 32 ghost stories taken from real-life
history of piracy, all connected somehow occurrences and from Carolina Lowcountry
to the Carolinas: Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, lore. Most take place in prominent historic
“Calico Jack” Rackham, Mary Read, William structures with historical characters: you’ll
Fly, “Long Ben” Avery, Billy Lewis, Stede find out what the history books don’t tell
Bonnet, Thomas Tew, Richard Worley, you.
Charles Vane, Captain William Kidd, and John “This collection of tales . . . will make your hair
Redfield. stand on end.” —Sandlapper
$10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-344-8 $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-175-8
6 x 9 • 176 pages • 14 drawings 6 x 9 • 160 pages • 13 b&w photos
32 line illustrations

Best Ghost Tales of North


Ghosts and Legends of Carolina
the Carolina Coasts Second Edition
Terrance Zepke Terrance Zepke
This collection of 28 stories ranges from 25 tales of strange happenings, creepy places,
hair-raising tales of horror to fascinating and engaging specters across North Carolina
legends from the folklore of North and South from the mountains to the coast. Learn
Carolina. Learn about the eerie Fire Ship of about the Pink Lady of Grove Park Inn, the
New Bern and meet the dreaded Boo Hag. tragedy aboard the Queen of Sounds, and the
unknown soldier and the Confederate spy.
$9.95 • Softcover •ISBN 978-1-56164-336-3
6 x 9 • 160 pages • 28 drawings • 6 b&w photos $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-378-3
6 x 9 • 152 pages • 32 photos and illustrations

Best Ghost Tales of


Ghosts of the Georgia Coast
South Carolina
Don Farrant
Terrance Zepke
You’ll find plenty of evidence that the
From the bustling streets of Charleston
supernatural is still alive in the Golden Isles
and the graceful old plantations to the
of Georgia. Visit crumbling slave cabins,
foreboding coastal forts and the darkest
grand mansions and plantation homes,
heart of the swamps, spirits and creatures
ancient forts, and Indian hideouts to find
lurk in every corner of a state where soldiers
restless souls, skin-walkers, and protective
fell, slaves died, and voodoo is an open
spirits.
secret.
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-265-6
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-306-6 6 x 9 • 160 pages • 12 b&w photos • 8 drawings
6 x 9 • 168 pages • 30 line drawings

Coastal North Carolina


Coastal South Carolina
Its Enchanting Islands, Towns, and
Communities Welcome to the Lowcountry
Terrance Zepke
Terrance Zepke
From Myrtle Beach to Beaufort, South
Find quick histories of islands, towns,
Carolina’s Lowcountry is steeped in history
and regions; main sites and attractions;
and full of charm. Includes brief histories and
opportunities for recreation, sports, and
fast facts for the islands and communities,
outdoor activities; and festivals and events.
historical and recent photos of local
Learn about little-known gems such as
attractions, calendars of events, helpful maps
Bear Island’s Hammocks State Park and the
and tourism resources.
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-348-6
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-298-4 6 x 9 • 288 pages • 120 b&w photos
6 x 9 • 264 pages • 50 b&w photos • 4 maps

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Storytelling | Humor | Games Books of Continuing Interest
More Tellable Cracker Tales
Annette J. Bruce
Tellable Cracker Tales
Another rich collection of stories taken from Annette J. Bruce
Florida history and folklore, tailor-made for
telling, listening, and reading. Meet Cracker Jack, Sneaky Sam, Gator Todd,
“Brings back the feel of the front porch, the and a host of other colorful characters in this
sound of the old screen door, and a host of rich collection of tellable tales drawn from
recollections as perennial as cornbread and Florida history, folklore, and fiction.
beans.” — Ken Crawford, Florida Folk Festival
“Offers all who enjoy local Floridian color hours
“The grand dame of Florida storytelling of entertaining reading.” — Ormond Loomis,
has done it again.” — David Matlack, Ocala Chief, Bureau of Florida Folklore
Storytelling Festival
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-100-0
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-253-3 $8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-094-2
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-256-4 6 x 9 • 104 pages • 6 line drawings
6 x 9 • 104 pages

Sandspun
Florida Tales by Florida Tellers
Compiled by Annette J. Bruce
and J. Stephen Brooks
A grab-bag of tales rich with homespun
humor, charm, and wisdom, told with flair by
24 of Florida’s best storytellers.
“Annette Jenks Bruce is one of Florida’s most
acclaimed storytellers.”
— Sarasota Herald-Tribune

$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-242-7


$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-243-4
6 x 9 • 176 pages

Lowcountry Voodoo:
The Legend of the Beginner’s Guide to Tales,
Lowcountry Liar and Other Spells and Boo Hags
Tales of a Tall Order Terrance Zepke
Brian McCréight
A compilation of some of the beliefs, special
13 tall tales told by the Lowcountry Liar, spells, and remarkable stories passed down
whose homespun yarns weave fact and through generations of Gullah families who
fiction like the Gullah women make have made their home in the South Carolina
sweetgrass baskets. Tales for telling aloud. and Georgia Lowcountry. Learn spells and
“Anyone who loves Charleston, or ghost stories, curses and how to avoid them, as well as how to
or just good old well-told tales will love this bring good luck while avoiding bad luck. Meet a
book. — Bret Lott, author of Jewel boo hag bride who sheds her skin at night, and
Dr. Buzzard, the most famous root doctor.
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-337-0 $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-455-1
6 x 9 • 136 pages • 13 drawings 6 x 9 • 160 pages • b&w illustrations by Michael
Swing

Christmas in Tourists, Retirees,


Alligator Tales
Florida and Other Reasons
Kevin M. McCarthy to Stay in Bed
Color photos by John Kevin M. McCarthy
Moran David Grimes
Learn Florida’s own sun-
True (and tongue-in-cheek) drenched ways of celebrating David Grimes’s humor column,
accounts of alligators and Christmas. Discover the which he began writing in 1985,
the people who have hunted holiday celebrations of the runs in the Sarasota Herald-
them, been attacked by them, many ethnic communities as Tribune. After his 25 years as a
and tried to save them from extinction. Learn how well as the old-time traditions. Florida resident he offers us his
modern alligator hunters go about their business, which “Replete with hilarious anecdotes and Christmas recipes sage advice on topics such as these:
hasn’t changed much in the last hundred years or so. native to the Sunshine State . . . celebrates the idiosyncratic • Granny Sweat Boosts Health
ways we peninsula people ring in the yule.” • Though Often Confused, Tourists, Love Bugs Differ
“Highly interesting . . . illustrated with wonderful —St. Petersburg Times • Be Kind to the Canadians
photographs.” — Naples Daily News “A grab-bag of holiday cheer.” — Miami Herald
$10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-207-6
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-158-1 $10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-208-3 6 x 9 • 168 pages • 5 line drawings
6 x 9 • 184 pages • 31 b&w photos 6 x 9 • 160 pages • 25 b&w photos
16-page color insert

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Books of Continuing Interest Law | Reference
The Condominium Concept The Law of Florida
Twelfth Edition Homeowners Associations
Peter M. Dunbar Eighth Edition
The practical guide for operating a successful Peter M. Dunbar and
Florida condominium association. Completely Charles F. Dudley
updated and cross-referenced not only to the
The only complete guide for the operation of
Florida Statutes and the Administrative Code
Florida homeowners associations, including
but also to Florida appellate court decisions.
single-family subdivisions, townhouse and
Includes 69 sample forms and documents.
cluster developments, and master community
Written in clear, concise language for officers,
associations. Complete footnoted references to
directors, homeowners, managers, realtors,
Florida Statutes and court decisions.
and attorneys.
$27.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-480-3 $21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-482-7
$21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-481-0 $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-483-4
September • 6 x 9 • 384 pages • sample forms September • 6 x 9 • 184 pages • sample forms

The Homeowners Florida Divorce Handbook


Association Manual Fifth Edition
Fifth Edition Gerald B. Keane
Peter M. Dunbar and Marc W. Dunbar This updated fifth edition reflects the most
recent changes in family law in Florida.
The only complete and practical guide for
Includes the stages of a divorce case, what
the operations of homeowners associations,
no-fault is all about, how to find the right
including single-family subdivisions,
lawyer, what to do if served with divorce
townhouse and cluster developments,
papers, what a settlement is and how it
mobile homeowners associations, and
helps, how custody disputes are decided, the
master community associations. Ensure that
different types of child support, awarding
the association carries out its responsibilities
alimony and dividing property, and how Final
fairly and effectively.
Judgments can be modified.
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-423-0
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-313-4 $18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-402-5
6 x 9 • 152 pages • Sample forms and documents 6 x 9 • 216 pages

Everglades Lawmen
Florida Law
True Stories of Game Wardens
A Layman’s Guide in the Glades
Fifth Edition James T. Huffstodt
Gerald B. Keane
Meet the people who have dedicated their
A practical, readable guide to your legal lives to protecting the wildlife and natural
rights in Florida. Includes property law, resources of the Florida Everglades. From
family law, business law, and special areas the first game wardens to present-day
such as torts, criminal law, small claims, and wildlife officers, law enforcement in this
consumer law. wild, untamed area has kept pace with
“I truly recommend this book.” changing times.
— V.B. Carlton, Chief Justice, Retired, “This is one excellent read; don’t pass up
Florida Supreme Court getting a copy of this one.” — Bob Mullen,
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-395-0 International Game Warden
6 x 9 • 336 pages
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-192-5
6 x 9 • 243 pages • 45 b&w photos

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Reference | Nonprofits Books of Continuing Interest
The Florida Quiz Book
How Much Do You Know about
Florida Fun Facts Florida?
Second Edition Hollee Temple
Eliot Kleinberg Over 2500 questions and answers on
topics like Agriculture, Architecture, Art, the
From theme parks to ballparks, the quirky to Economy, Ecosystems, the Environment,
the educational, Miami to Tallahassee—fun Plants, Animals, Geology, Geography, History,
facts from every city and county are offered the Keys, Law, Literature, Meteorology, the
here. Detailed indexes make this book an Oceans and Coastline, Parks, Space Science,
excellent resource for Florida history. and good old general Florida Statistics.
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-320-2 Includes references to Sunshine State
6 x 9 • 168 pages • 110 b&w photos Standards.

$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-353-0


6 x 9 • 256 pages • 29 photos and drawings

Pop Culture You Got


Me ! —Florida Benefit Auctions
Florida A Fresh Formula for Grassroots
James P. Goss Rob Lloyd Fundraising
A behind-the-scenes Florida trivia in Sandy Bradley
look at the people a unique format.
Scrupulously Step-by-step guide with tried-and-true
and events in the methods for putting on a wildly successful
pop history of Florida researched,
informative, and auction. How to hire an auctioneer, solicit
since 1945. A factual, fun, sometimes funny donations, train volunteers, and market the
overview of high-living movers and shakers, entertaining, this book can also be used
as a reference—unlike any other you’ve event. Includes sample forms and letters.
scam artists and criminals, and other colorful
seen. “After raising money for nonprofits for 30
folks. years, I was delighted to discover new pointers
on every page.” — Susan Howlett, author of
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-199-4 $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-183-3 Getting Funded
6 x 9 • 176 pages • 50 b&w photos 6 x 9 • 256 pages • 25 b&w photos
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-304-2
8½ x 11 • 168 pages

Club Board Organizing


Members Special Events
Guide and Conferences
How to Become Darcy Campion
an Effective Devney
Member of Your
Club Board A comprehensive and
John L. Carroll practical handbook, for
staff and volunteers, that reveals the tricks and
Contains common-sense solutions for techniques of the professional event organizer.
anyone on the board of a public or For any event from a church social or school
private organization. Learn your legal fundraiser to a national conference.
responsibilities; how a president is chosen;
how to handle meetings; what to do about “A goldmine of information.” —Booklist
issues of money, privacy, and complaints; “Full of solid advice and useful details.” — Jill
and how to select and deal with a general Muehrcke, Editor, Nonprofit World
manager.
$19.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-217-5
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-244-1 8½ x 11 • 130 pages • checklists, schedules
6 x 9 • 218 pages

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Books of Continuing Interest Fiction | The Honor Series by Robert N. Macomber (see also page 9)

The Darkest Shade of Honor At the Edge of Honor


Eighth in the series First in series
It is 1886 and Wake, now of the U.S. Navy’s Winner of Best Historical Novel of
Office of Naval Intelligence, meets rising Florida by the Florida Historical Society
politico Theodore Roosevelt in New York Peter Wake joins the U.S. Navy and arrives
City. Wake is assigned to uncover Cuban in Florida in 1863. On a tiny, armed sloop,
revolutionary activities between Florida and Captain Wake chases Confederate blockade
Cuba. He meets José Martí, finds himself runners. He is forced to make decisions that
engulfed in the most catastrophic event in take him to the edge of honor.
Key West history, and must make a decision
involving the very darkest shade of honor. “Macomber skillfully describes tactical strate-
gizing while providing the history of Florida’s
“A solid entry in this popular series.” — Booklist Civil War sea battles.” – Publishers Weekly
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-465-0 $19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-252-6
March • 6 x 9 • 416 pages $12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-272-4
6 x 9 • 280 pages

Point of Honor Honorable Mention


Second in series Third in series
Now in command of a steamer, Lt. Peter
Winner of the John Esten Cooke Literary Wake chases a strange vessel during a
Award for Best Work in Southern Fiction tropical storm off Cuba, liberates a slave ship,
In 1864 Wake searches for Union deserters encounters a powerful warship in Havana’s
and finds an old nemesis during a standoff harbor, and tracks down a colony of former
with the French navy on the coast of Mexico. Confederates in Puerto Rico.
Wake risks his reputation for his love of
the daughter of a Confederate zealot. He “Macomber is not only a superb naval historian,
but he can also tell a compelling action-packed
balances on the point of honor. story that educates painlessly as it sails the
“An American hero worthy of his counterparts reader along.” — Randy Wayne White
in naval fiction.” — Tall Ships Books
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-311-0
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-270-0 $12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-462-9
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-345-5 6 x 9 • 336 pages
6 x 9 • 336 pages

An Affair of Honor
A Dishonorable Few Fifth in series
Fourth in series Wake, in 1873, is executive officer of a ship
on patrol in the West Indies. He runs afoul of
It is 1869 and the U.S. is recovering from the the Royal Navy in Antigua, and then he’s sent
Civil War. Lieutenant Wake heads to Central to Europe, where he gets embroiled in the
America to deal with a former American naval Spanish Civil War, and then to North Africa.
officer turned renegade mercenary. Wake is The charms of the wife of a French diplomat
forced to make a decision that will lead to his engage Wake in an affair of honor.
court-martial.
“A fine mix of drama and authenticity, based on
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-339-4 Macomber’s own trips to the locations he writes
6 x 9 • 368 pages about.” — Ft. Myers News-Press

$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-368-4


6 x 9 • 376 pages

A Different Kind of Honor


The Honored Dead
Sixth in series
Seventh in series
Winner of the 2008 American Library
Association Boyd Literary Award for Lt. Cmdr. Peter Wake, Office of Naval
Military Fiction Intelligence, is in French Indochina in 1883.
He encounters opium warlords, Chinese-
It’s 1879 and Lt. Cmdr Peter Wake is the Malay pirates, and French gangsters; suffers
American naval observer to the War of the starvation at sea, survives a typhoon; is
Pacific raging along the west coast of South marooned on a beach; and endures a
America. Wake witnesses history’s first horrific full-scale battle.
battle between ocean-going ironclads, rides
“A must-read book for anyone who
the world’s first deep-diving submarine, and appreciates history, intelligence, and great
faces his first machine guns in combat. story-telling by a master of the art of historical
fiction.” — Rear Adm. Tony Cothron, USN
“A tour de force, the best yet of a superb (retired), 62nd Director of Naval Intelligence
series.” — Admiral James Stavridis, USN
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-438-4
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-398-1 6 x 9 • 400 pages
6 x 9 • 392 pages

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Fiction Books of Continuing Interest

A Land Remembered Patrick Smith’s Florida :


Patrick D. Smith A Sense of Place ( DVD)
Winner of the Florida Historical In this delightful and educational DVD, Patrick
Society’s Tebeau Prize for Most Smith discusses his life and writing, with an
Outstanding Florida Historical Novel emphasis on how his books were researched
In this best-selling novel, Patrick Smith by his travels and work around the state. This
tells the story of three generations of the DVD has the feel of personal contact with
MacIveys, a Florida family who battle the Florida’s greatest living author. Appeals to
hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt- all ages.
poor Cracker life to the wealth and standing $19.95 • Home Viewing
of real estate tycoons. ISBN 978-0-9765509-0-7
“This novel distinguishes itself as the elemental $95.00 • Public Viewing
struggle of man and nature.”—NY Times Bk Rvw ISBN 978-0-9765509-1-4 • Includes license to
show to schools and libraries
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-0-910923-12-5
$13.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-116-1 Runtime: 56 minutes
6 x 9 • 404 pages

Forever Island & Allapattah The River Is Home


A Patrick Smith Reader & Angel City
Patrick D. Smith A Patrick Smith Reader
Forever Island is widely recognized as the Patrick D. Smith
classic novel of the Everglades. It’s the story The River Is Home is Smith’s first novel, set
of Charlie Jumper, a Seminole who clings in Mississippi.
to the old ways and fights developers to
maintain them. “A charming excursion into a lost world.”
—New York Times Book Review
“A captivating fable.” —NY Times Book Review
Angel City is the powerful exposé of migrant
Allapattah is the story of a young Seminole in workers in Florida in the 1970s. It was made
despair in the white man’s world. into a critically acclaimed film.
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-0-910923-42-2 $19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-0-910923-64-4
5½ x 8½ • 386 pages 5½ x 8½ • 400 pages

For God, Gold and Glory Nobody’s Hero


De Soto’s Journey to the Heart of La Frank Laumer
Florida
A novel about Ransom Clark, survivor of
E. H. Haines Dade’s Battle near Tampa, Florida, at the
A fictionalized version of the journal kept by start of the Second Seminole War in 1835.
the private secretary of Hernando de Soto Tells of the seriously wounded Clark’s
during his 1539–43 desperate journey of incredible journey from the battle site back
almost 4000 miles through the wilds of La to Fort Brooke.
Florida. A tale of adventure and survival, “A marvelous novel about the unsung hero of
undying faith, unconquerable friendship, and the Second Seminole War.”—Jeff Klinkenberg,
the dark aspects of human nature. author of Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators

$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-428-5 $19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-431-5


6 x 9 • 160 pages 6 x 9 • 288 pages

Black Creek Confederate Money The Beginning


The Taking of Florida Paul Varnes Patrick D. Smith
Paul Varnes The riveting story of a young
In this 1960s novel
A sweeping and believable story of Florida man’s journey through
from Patrick Smith,
early Florida when white settlers the battles of the Civil War as
just as the blacks
moved into the territory, taking he amasses Confederate dollars
and whites of a small
it from the natives with false and changes them shrewdly
Southern town think
treaties and finally all-out war. into silver and gold.
they are moving
Both the whites and the Indians “Brings the wartime South to life. toward equality, civil
were newcomers anxious to “take Highly enjoyable.” rights workers arrive
Florida.” — Lake City Reporter
and violence erupts.
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-396-7 $18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-271-7 “An outstanding novel. As true a picture of Southern
6 x 9 • 292 pages 6 x 9 • 280 pages racial relations to be found.” — Mississippi Press

$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-450-6


6 x 9 • 324 pages

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Books of Continuing Interest Fiction
Seven Mile Bridge Death in Bloodhound Red
Michael Biehl Virginia Lanier
Florida Keys dive-shop owner Jonathan Winner of the Anthony Award for Best
Bruckner returns home to Wisconsin after First Mystery in the U.S.
his mother’s death, searching for clues to his
Jo Beth Siddon raises and trains
father’s death years before. He is stunned by
bloodhounds for search-and-rescue in the
what he discovers about his father’s life, and
Okeefenokee Swamp. She is accused of
comes to know his parents in a way he never
murder and must unravel a web of deceit
did as a child. Mostly, he is surprised by
and betrayal to save her life.
what he learns about himself. Fluidly moving
between past and present, between hope “Melds good-old-boy humor and action-packed
and despair, Seven Mile Bridge is a story adventure.” —Publishers Weekly
about one man’s obsession with the truth, “A very appealing first novel.”— Library Journal
and how much can depend on finding it.
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-451-3 $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-407-0
6 x 9 • 280 pages 6 x 9 • 462 pages

Nervous Water and Conflict of Interest


Other Florida Stories Terry Lewis
Wil LaBossier
Trial lawyer Ted Stevens fights his own
Six short stories that explore the spirit of battles, including his alcoholism and his
fly-fishing. Tales of stalking fish examine pending divorce, as he fights for his client in a
environmentalism, philosophy, fishing as murder case. But it’s the other suspect in the
entertainment, the nature of celebrity, the case who causes the conflict of interest.
meaning of relationship, and the importance
“Gripping, taught courtroom proecedural. . . . This
of fishing to our identities. well-crafted drama rings with authenticity all the
“Thoughtful stories on the ancient and always way to its heart stopping conclusion.”
fascinating sport of fishing.”
—South Florida Sun-Sentinel —Publishers Weekly

$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-324-0 $18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-132-1


5½ x 8½ • 160 pages 6 x 9 • 328 pages

My Brother Michael
Janis Owens
Mystery in the Sunshine State
Stuart Kaminsky, Editor Winner of the Chatauqua South
Award for Fiction
An enticing selection of Florida mystery
Out of the shotgun houses and shaded
stories. Includes Florida writers Edna
porches of a west Florida mill town comes
Buchanan, Carolina Garci-Aguilera, Les
this extraordinary novel of love and
Standiford, Peter King, Robert W. Walker,
redemption. Gabriel Catts, still in love with
Stuart Kaminsky, Stuart McIver, John Lutz,
his brother’s wife, attempts to reconcile a
Nancy Bartholomew, David Ash, E.C. Ayres,
family shattered by his betrayal.
David Beaty, Stanley Ellin, Erik Wiklund,
Robert Randisi, and Harold Q. Masur. “Nothing short of stunning.” — Library Journal
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-185-7 “A luminously written first novel.”
6 x 9 • 362 pages — Kirkus Reviews
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-343-1
6 x 9 • 304 pages

Myra Sims
Janis Owens The Bucket Flower
A rare literary opportunity to experience Donald R. Wilson
the same story from a different character’s
perspective. We met Myra Sims in My In 1893 a young Boston woman goes into
Brother Michael and knew her through the the wilds of the Florida Everglades to study
eyes of her friend, brother-in-law and one- the plants, which no woman has ever done.
time lover, Gabriel Catts. In Myra Sims we She finds a lawless frontier inhabited by
hear Myra’s story in her own flat Louisianan dangerous wild animals and even more
voice as she evolves from victim to survivor. dangerous men. She manages to prove she is
not just a “bucket flower,” a pampered person
$22.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-177-2
unfit to face the rigors of the swamp.
6 x 9 • 480 pages
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-369-1
6 x 9 • 280 pages

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Fiction | Cracker Westerns “Adventure-packed cowboy yarns set right here in Florida—as historically accurate as anything Zane Grey or Louis L’Amour
wrote.” — The Tampa Tribune

Riders of the Suwannee


Guns of the Palmetto Plains
Lee Gramling
Rick Tonyan
Tate Barkley returns to 1870s Florida after ten
Tree Hooker, tough as alligator hide and years on the Western frontier with the idea
quick with gun, knife and whip, takes on of settling down near the Suwannee River.
the job of driving cattle north to feed the But a run-in with Big Bill Caton’s outlaw gang
hungry Confederacy. Quicksand, snake- means that his gunfighting days are not over.
filled swamps, Yankee raiders, and vicious Especially when a pretty young widow needs
outlaws try to block his way. some help to hold onto her place down on
the Gulf coast.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-070-6
5 x 7 • 405 pages $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56614-043-0
5 x 7 • 292 pages

Trail from St. Augustine


Thunder on the St. Johns
Lee Gramling
Lee Gramling
In the spring of 1771, John MacKenzie arrives
The vast unsettled lands of Florida in the in British-ruled St. Augustine. He is quickly
1850s are a magnet drawing people toward drawn into an adventure that involves
the promise of fresh beginnings. Most of defending a young woman indentured to
them are honest, hard-working citizens. But the powerful and treacherous James Tyrone.
there is another element, as on any frontier: MacKenzie and Becky Campbell set out
the violent, the greedy, the power-hungry. across the untamed Florida wilderness,
Will the honest homesteaders prevail over pursued by Tyrone’s murderous trackers,
those who would destroy their dreams? toward a showdown on the Florida Gulf
coast.
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-064-5
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-080-5
5 x 7 • 294 pages $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-042-3
5 x 7 • 264 pages

Ghosts of the Green Swamp Ninety-Mile Prairie


Lee Gramling
Lee Gramling
Trouble’s found Tate Barkley again, but this
While Peek Tillman herds cattle to market,
time it’s in the form of a beautiful but cold-
he has to be on the lookout for wild beasts
hearted young woman with two murderous
and reptiles—as well as predators of the
henchmen, who rob Tate and leave him for
human variety. He encounters more than
dead. When he’s able to set out in pursuit,
he can figure how to handle when he meets
Tate follows a trail that draws him ever
a beautiful woman and her archaeologist
deeper into that vast forbidding swampland
husband down from the Northeast, not to
near the headwaters of the Withlacoochee
mention some greedy outlaws.
River.
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-255-7
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-120-8 $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-257-1
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-126-0 5 x 7 • 288 pages
5 x 7 • 296 pages

Bridger’s Wiregrass Alligator Gold


Run Country A Cracker Western
Jon Wilson Herb and Muncy Janet Post
Chapman
Tom Bridger has On his way home from a Northern prisoner-
come to Florida A tale of the rugged of-war camp at the end of the Civil War,
in 1885 to find his Florida frontier Caleb “Hawk” Hawkins is focused on getting
long-lost uncle and in 1835. A family back to the D-Wing, his Florida cattle ranch.
a hidden treasure. struggles to keep But along the way, Hawk encounters a very
He arrives in Jacksonville and heads west their ranch thriving under threat of rustlers pregnant Madelaine Wilkes, learns that his
across Florida’s wild frontier, his quick and renegade Indians. Now the family is only son has gone missing, and that his old
temper bringing several brushes with death, further tested as another Seminole War is nemesis, Snake Barber, has taken over his
including gator-filled swamps and a footrace brewing and outlaws are on the rise. ranch.
with a stagecoach. It all comes down to a $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-446-9
boxing match between Young Tom Bridger $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-447-6
and Bongo Jones, the Key West Slasher. $10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-156-7 5 x 7 • 320 pages
5 x 7 • 368 pages

$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-170-3


$11.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-174-1
5 x 7 • 256 pages

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Books of Continuing Interest Sports | Humor
Bicycling in Florida Second Edition
Sea Kayaking in Florida The Cyclist’s Road and Off-Road
Guide
Second Edition
Tom Oswald
David and Mark Gluckman
Complete directions, maps, and tips for
The latest information on boats, camping,
over 70 rides throughout the state from the
clothing, and gear for both the novice and
highest point in Florida (345 feet!) through
experienced kayaker. Maps and campsite
the horse farms in the center of the state and
guides to the Big Bend Sea Grasses Saltwater
out to Key Biscayne. Information on Florida’s
Paddling Trail, a trail itinerary of the Nature
cycling laws and important safety issues. List
Coast, and maps and campsite locations for
of bike associations.
the open water of the Everglades.
“Bike riders will love this guidebook.”
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-322-6 — The Tampa Tribune
6 x 9 • 216 pages • 18 b&w photos • 8-page color
insert • 12 maps • drawings and charts $10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-403-2
5½ x 8½ • 232 pages • 30 b&w photos
71 maps

Fishing Adventures in Florida Tales from a Florida


Sport Fishing with Light Tackle Fish Camp
Max D. Hunn Jack Montrose

Join the author as he steers through twisted Join Jack Montrose, a fish camp regular since
mangrove channels of the Ten Thousand 1965, as he reminisces about the good old
Islands, searching for the “big one.” Brawl days fishing on the St. Johns River. Captures
with tarpon and tangle with snook; if there’s the atmosphere and humor of fish camps,
a cure for snook fever, Max Hunn hasn’t where fishermen gathered to tell tales of
found it. their fishing exploits, play practical jokes,
and relax with a cold beer.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-218-2
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 23 b&w photos $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-276-2
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 16 b&w photos

They Called It Running in


Golf Because Florida
Flog Was Mauricio
Already Taken Herreros
Frank Fenton and The author has
David Grimes run every course
Cartoons by Al in this book and
Konetzni gives you the best
places in each
A professional golfer and region. Complete
a humorist team up to give you some pointers and directions, mileage, where to find facilities and
some laughs. Get Fenton’s take on kick point, torque, parking, whether there are fees, the condition
and balance point. Grimes reminds us not to “putt” of the terrain, safety tips. Includes running
rules before golfing fun and tells us why golfers clubs, general references, and a pace chart.
should hit balls, not the bottle. “With a local’s eye for detail . . . his pride in
the state’s beaches, historic neighborhood, and
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-288-5 pristine parks shines through on every page.”
6 x 9 • 152 pages •10 cartoons — Southern Living

$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-273-1


6 x 9 • 192 pages • 50 b&w photos

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Literature | Poetry | Travel | History Books of Continuing Interest
Florida in Poetry
The Florida Reader
A History of the Imagination
Visions of Paradise
Jane Anderson Jones and
Maurice O’Sullivan, Editors Maurice O’Sullivan and Jack C. Lane,
Editors
A collection of poems from some of the
earliest Europeans to encounter La Florida Historical and literary introduction to our
to contemporary poets who write of the state’s rich and diverse culture—from early
beauty and degradation of the place. Spanish myths and Seminole and African-
Includes Bartolomé de Flores, Walt Whitman, American folktales to the latest descriptions
Langston Hughes, Elizabeth Bishop, James of modern Miami. Features John James
Merrill, Edmund Skellings, May Swenson, Audubon, Zora Neale Hurston, Zane Grey,
Richard Wilbur, Donald Justice, and Marjory Wallace Stevens, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
Stoneman Douglas. “A vibrant biography of our complex and
challenging peninsula.” — FL Hist. Quarterly
$24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-083-6
7 x 10 • 296 pages $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-062-1
6 x 9 • 270 pages
Dog Shakespeare Plays
Island and Other the Classroom
Florida Poems Stuart E. Omans and
Laurence Donovan Maurice O’Sullivan,
Editors
Foreword by Donald
Justice This guide for teachers
and lovers of literature
Miami poet-artist Donovan and theater is an original
contemplates sea, sand, and sky in his words and collection of essays exploring
etchings. In his foreword Donald Justice calls Donovan the idea that Shakespeare’s plays are best approached
“doubly gifted.” playfully through performance.
“ ‘Dog Island’ is one of the finest poems about Florida ever “A gift, rich in pleasures and incredibly multifaceted.” —
written... ” — Robert Zaller, Drexel University John Andrews, president of the Shakespeare Guild
$12.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-284-7
5 x 7 • 96 pages • 16 etchings $24.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-277-9
6 x 9 • 250 pages

Guide to the Gardens of Florida


$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-169-7
6 x 9 • 192 pages • 16-page color insert • 42 drawings
Guide to the Gardens of Georgia
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-198-7
6 x 9 • 144 pages • 16-page color insert • 28 drawings
Guide to the Gardens of South Carolina
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-251-9
6 x 9 • 120 pages • 8-page color insert • 22 drawings

This series takes you on a tour of the best gardens you can visit
in all three states. Learn the history and unique offerings of each
garden, what plants to see, and the best time to see them. Includes directions, hours, fees,
calendar of events. Enjoy formal and informal gardens and get ideas for your own.

African Americans African American Native Americans


in Florida Sites in Florida in Florida
Maxine D. Jones and Kevin Kevin M. McCarthy Kevin M.McCarthy
M. McCarthy This book takes you on a tour, A clear and concise telling
Brief essays profile over fifty through the 67 counties, of the of the history of the native
African Americans during four sites that commemorate the peoples of Florida. Includes a
centuries of Florida history. Traces role of African Americans in calendar of important dates
the role African Americans played Florida’s history. and the 185 sites on the Native
in the discovery, exploration, and “Documenting the history of American Heritage Trail.
settlement of Florida, through a people is essential to the “Native Americans in Florida is a history book for young
the Civil War to the Civil Rights preservation of their existence. people that has appeal for all ages.”
movement. For classroom use: one free teacher’s manual with the Remembering the past ensures the future as we move toward — Sarasota Herald-Tribune
it. I am happy to say that we commend McCarthy for being an
purchase of three books. advocate to preserving our history by means of this book.” — Dr. $25.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-181-9
Bernadette Kelly, Chair, Florida’s African American History Taskforce 8½ x 11 • 200 pages • 120 b&w photos
$17.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-031-7 8 pages of color paintings
8½ x 11 • 190 pages • 80 b&w photos $29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-385-1
Ages 10 and up • Reading level grade 7 Teacher’s Manual • $4.00 • ISBN 978-1-56164-188-8
8½ x 11 • 344 pages • 175 b&w photos
Teacher’s Manual • $4.00 • ISBN 978-1-56164-045-4

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Books of Continuing Interest Lighthouses | Carolinas | Georgia

Georgia’s Lighthouses and


Historic Coastal Sites Lighthouses of Ireland
Kevin M. McCarthy Kevin M. McCarthy
Illustrations by William L. Trotter
Paintings by William L. Trotter
The lighthouses, forts, historic homes,
The story of the lighthouses that dot the
plantations, and churches of Georgia’s
Irish coastline. Thirty of the most interesting
coast. Each site is illustrated with a full-color
lights are featured with detailed histories and
painting.
full-color paintings by noted maritime artist
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-143-7 William Trotter.
8½ x 11 • 144 pages • 30 color paintings
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-131-4
8½ x 11 • 160 pages • 30 color paintings

Florida Lighthouse Trail Lighthouses of the Florida Keys


Thomas Taylor, Editor
Love Dean
Illustrated by Paul Bradley
History of the Keys lights, which includes
The histories of Florida’s light stations by the largest collection of iron screwpile
different authors, each an authority on a lighthouses in the world. Covers construction,
particular lighthouse. Dates of construction as well as the storms and politics that have
and operation, foundation materials, lighting swirled around them.
equipment. Directions to each lighthouse “Two of almost everybody’s favorite subjects
site. Preface by Wayne Wheeler, president are lighthouses and Florida Keys, and here’s a
of the United States Lighthouse Society. readable book about both.”
Names, contact information, and websites of — Jacksonville Times-Union
lighthouse organizations. $24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-160-4
6 x 9 • 304 pages • 83 b&w photos
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-203-8 12-page color insert
6 x 9 • 192 pages • 190 line drawings

Bansemer’s Bansemer’s Book of


Lighthouses of the Carolinas Book of Florida the Southern Shores
A Short History and Guide Lighthouses Roger Bansemer
Terrance Zepke Roger Bansemer
$29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN An artist’s journal, reproduced
From North Carolina’s Currituck Lighthouse 978-1-56164-172-7 as a large and colorful book,
to South Carolina’s Haig Point Lighthouse, 18 9 x 12 • 144 pages • full- describing in words and
of Carolina’s lighthouses still stand. Covers color paintings throughout images the natural beauty
how the lighthouses were built in the 1700s of the coasts—from the sponge divers of Tarpon
and 1800s, how lightkeepers lived, and how Also by Roger Bansemer: Journey to Titanic Springs to the marshlands of coastal Georgia.
the lighthouses have weathered hurricanes, $24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-292-2 $35.00 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-294-6
erosion, and neglect. Includes visiting $18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-293-9 9 x 12 • 256 pages • full-color paintings
information and directions. 8½ x 11 • 128 pages • full-color throughout

$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-148-2


6 x 9 • 192 pages • 102 b&w photos
8-page color insert

Lighthouses of Greece Guardians of The


Elinor DeWire & Dolores Pergioudakis the Lights Lightkeepers’
Revised Edition Menagerie
This lavishly illustrated and carefully
researched book covers more than 100 Elinor DeWire Stories of Animals
lighthouses, most still guiding ships around at Lighthouses
Stories of the
the Greek Islands. Their romance, beauty,
heroism and Elinor DeWire
and history are captured in this handy
fortitude of the men The stories of all
guidebook. Beguiling images, fascinating
and women of the U.S. Lighthouse Service, the cold-nosed, whiskered, wooly, hoofed,
histories, and helpful travel information
who kept vital shipping lanes safe from horned, slithery, buzzing, feathered, and finned
will guide you to these beloved seamarks
1716 until early in the 20th century. creatures that live at lighthouses, accompanying
in the land of Hellene. Includes interesting
and helping the keepers. Tales of animals
sections on ancient lighthouses, lighthouse ”Charming blend of history and human from lighthouses all over the world, tales of
keepers, lighthouse construction, and interest.” — The Waterlog happiness and sadness, courage and cowardice,
much more.
tragedy and comedy, and even absurdity.
$27.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-077-5
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-452-0 $18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-119-2 $27.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-390-5
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-460-5 6 x 9 • 324 pages • 130 b&w photos • color $21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-391-2
May • 7 x 10 • 168 pages • full-color photos insert 6 x 9 • 416 pages • 150 b&w photos • color insert

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Animals Yo u n g R e a d e r s

Those Amazing Animals


Each volume has 20 questions and answers, 20 photos, and 20 funny illustrations by Steve Weaver.

Those A
Amazing Alligators Those Lively Lizards
Marta Magellan
Kathy Feeney
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-426-1
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-359-2
$14 Library binding
Library binding $8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-427-8
$8.95
$8 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-356-1 7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9
7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9 Reading level grade 3
Reading level grade 3

Those Beautiful Butterflies Those Magical Manatees


Sarah Cussen Jan Lee Wicker
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-414-8 $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-382-0
$14
Library binding Library binding
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-415-5 $8.95
$8 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-383-7
7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9 7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9
Reading level grade 3 Reading level grade 3 • Lexile 750

Those Colossal Cats Those Outrageous Owls


Thos
Marta Magellan Laura Wyatt
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-457-5
Library binding $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-365-3
$14
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-458-2 Library binding
7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9 $8.95
$8 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-366-0
7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9
Reading level grade 3 Reading level grade 3

Those Peculiar Pelicans


Those Delightful Dolphins
Sarah Cussen
Jan Lee Wicker
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-380-6 $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-358-5
$14
Library binding Library binding
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-381-3 $8.95
$8 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-340-0
7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9 7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9
Reading level grade 3 Reading level grade 3

Those Excellent Eagles Those Terrific Turtles


Thos
Jan Lee Wicker Sarah Cussen

$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-360-8


$14 $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-363-9
$14
Library binding Library binding
$8.95
$8 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-355-4 $8.95
$8 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-364-6
7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9 7 x 10 • 56 pages •Ages 5–9
Reading level grade 3 Reading level grade 3

Those Funny Flamingos Those Voracious Vultures


Jan Lee Wicker Marta Magellan
$14 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-357-8
$14.95 $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-424-7
Library binding Library binding
$8.95
$8 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-295-3 $8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-425-4
7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9 7 x 10 • 56 pages • Ages 5–9
Reading level grade 3 Reading level grade 3

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Yo u n g R e a d e r s Fiction
A Land Remembered Student Edition
Patrick D. Smith
Florida’s favorite historical novel in a two-volume edition for young readers. (See page 27 for the adult edition.)
Suitable for ages 9 and up.
Volume 1 covers the first generation of MacIveys to arrive in Florida and Zech’s coming of age.
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-230-4 • $7.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-223-6
6 x 9 • 240 pages • Ages 9 and up • Reading level grade 5 • Accelerated Reader quiz available • Lexile 810

Volume 2 covers Zech’s son, Solomon, and the exploitation of the land as his own generation prospers.
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-231-1 • $7.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-224-3
6 x 9 • 200 pages • Ages 9 and up • Reading level grade 5 • Accelerated Reader quiz available • Lexile 920

The teacher’s manuals aid in teaching language arts, social studies, and science coordinated with the Sunshine State Standards of the Florida Department of Education.
A Land Remembered Goes to School: Elementary Teacher’s Manual $6.00 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-228-1 • 8½ x 11 • 64 pages
Middle School Teacher Plans and Resources for A Land Remembered $6.00 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-341-7 • 8½ x 11 • 64 pages

Solomon
Blood Moon Rider
Marilyn Bishop Shaw
Zack C. Waters
Florida Historical Society award for
A young boy is sent to live with his best youth-oriented book
grandfather in Florida during World War
An 11-year-old boy and his parents, newly
II. He and a new friend have adventures
freed slaves, work to build a Florida
involving German U-boats lurking in the Gulf
homestead. Solomon learns to drive cattle by
of Mexico.
cracking a whip.
“. . . a good choice for middle school boys.
Historical notes provide the context that could $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-349-3
make this a plausible choice in the study of $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-434-6
World War II . . .” — School Library Journal 5½ x 8½ • 208 pages • Ages 9–14 • Reading level
grade 6 • Accelerated Reader quiz available
$13.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-350-9 • Lexile 870
5½ x 8½ • 136 pages • Ages 9–14 • Reading level A Teacher’s Handbook for Solomon
grade 6 • Accelerated Reader quiz available $6.00 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-384-4
8½ x 11 • 64 pages

The Spy Who Came Kidnapped in Key West


In from the Sea Edwina Raffa and Annelle Rigsby
Peggy Nolan It’s 1912 and 12-year-old Eddie’s father has
Master list finalist for Sunshine State been falsely accused of a crime, so Eddie goes
Reader’s Award to Key West to try to prove his innocence. He
14-year old Frank Hollahan moves to arrives just before Flagler’s first train down
Jacksonville, Florida, in 1943. When Frank the Keys. Eddie is kidnapped in the midst of
informs everyone at school that he saw a spy the turmoil. Will he escape? Will he ever get
land on the local beach, no one believes him, home? Will he be able to help his father?
but Frank sets out to prove the spy’s existence. $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-413-1
5½ x 8½ • 136 pages • Ages 8–12
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-186-4 Reading level grade 5 • Lexile 830 • Accelerated
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-245-8 Reader quiz available
5½ x 8½ • 144 pages • Ages 8–14 Teacher’s Activity Guide
Reading level grade 6 • Lexile 590 $5.00 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-406-3
Accelerated Reader quiz available 8½ x 11 • 36 pages

Escape to the Everglades The Treasure of Amelia Island


Edwina Raffa and Annelle Rigsby M. C. Finotti
Running Boy’s mother was a Seminole Winner of the Florida Historical
and his father, a white man. Now 14, he Society’s Horgan Award
has received his adult name, Will Cypress, Eleven-year-old Mary Kingsley, daughter of
at the Green Corn Dance. Hoping to historical figure Ana Jai Kingsley, tells the
prove his loyalty to the Snake Clan, Will tumultuous events of 1813 when the Patriots
joins Osceola’s band of warriors fighting try to force Spain out of La Florida. This
to remain in Florida during the Second would mean that Mary and her family would
Seminole War. become slaves again. Amidst all this Mary
and her brothers search for pirate treasure.
$12.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-351-6
5½ x 8½ • 112 pages • Ages 9–12 • Reading level Includes a reader’s guide.
grade 5 • Accelerated Reader quiz available
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-416-2
Teacher’s Activity Guide 5½ x 8½ • 104 pages • Ages 8–12
$6.00 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-362-2 Reading level grade 5 • Lexile 830
8½ x 11 • 32 pages Accelerated Reader quiz available

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Reference | Lighthouses | Pirates | History Yo u n g R e a d e r s
My Florida Alphabet
My Florida Facts
Russell W. Johnson and
Annie P. Johnson Russell W. Johnson
and Annie P. Johnson
Illustrations by John Hume
Learn facts about Florida from the state
A unique alphabet book, all about Florida. capital to the number of counties, from
The text is the same as lyrics to the Florida what states border Florida to how to make
alphabet song, which is included on a CD. a Key lime pie. A kid-friendly book that
Children sing along, learning their letters as makes learning fun by singing along with
they see, hear, and pantomime motions for the “My Florida Facts” song, included on a
each letter. Includes finger cards for each CD. Research shows that music and rhythm
letter to create simple words through sound facilitates learning.
combinations. $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-430-8
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-392-9 7 x 10 • 64 pages • Includes CD
Library binding • 7 x 10 • 64 pages Full-color illustrations by Michael Swing
Audio CD included • Full-color illustrations Ages 8–12
Ages 4–8 • Reading level grades Pre-K–2

Florida A to Z The Florida Quiz Book


Susan Jane Ryan How Much Do You Know about
Illustrated by Carol Tornatore Florida?
From alligator to Zephyrhills, you’ll find Hollee Temple
Florida information packed into this Over 2500 questions and answers on
alphabet—almost 200 facts about Florida topics like Agriculture, Architecture, Art, the
personalities, history, geography, nature, Economy, Ecosystems, the Environment,
and culture. For the Florida official gem, see Plants, Animals, Geology, Geography, History,
M; for the saltwater mammal, see D; the the Keys, Law, Literature, Meteorology, the
saltwater fish is in A; the state butterfly is Oceans and Coastline, Parks, Space Science,
fluttering in Z. and good old general Florida Statistics.
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-249-6 $12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-353-0
8½ x 11 • 64 pages •full-color throughout 6 x 9 • 256 pages • 29 photos and drawings
Ages 9–12 • Reading level grade 6

Lighthouses of the
Florida Lighthouses for Kids Carolinas for Kids
Elinor DeWire Terrance Zepke
The history and lore of Florida’s 33 A colorful and fun book filled with the
lighthouses with fun facts and colorful history and lore of the lighthouses guarding
illustrations that appeal to kids. Learn the Carolina coasts, from Currituck at the
about the people who designed and built top to the Haig Point Lighthouses at the
them, meet some of the keepers, see how bottom. Meet some of the keepers who
lighthouses operate, and find out about their braved storms and suffered loneliness.
new roles as museum. Learn how lighthouses operated in the early
days and how they operate now.
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Ages 9 and up

America’s REAL First


Thanksgiving
Pirates of the Carolinas
for Kids St. Augustine, Florida, Sept 8, 1565
Robyn Gioia
Terrance Zepke
Fifty-six years before the pilgrims landed in
Full of fun facts and colorful art, this book
New England, Spanish explorer Menéndez
details the life of a pirate in the Golden
founded the first North American city,
Age of Piracy and introduces nine of the
St. Augustine. The Spanish celebrated a
most famous pirates to weigh anchor in
thanksgiving meal with the Florida natives.
the Carolinas. Why they became pirates
Learn about Spain and Florida in the 1560s and
and how they found treasure. What kinds
how to make the food they likely ate that day.
of ships they sailed and how they talked.
Includes activities and a quiz. $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-389-9
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$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-459-9 illustrations • Ages 9–14 • Reading level grades
7 x 10 • 72 pages • Full-color illustrations by 4–8 • Lexile 1000 • Accelerated Reader quiz
Michael Swing • Ages 9 and up available
Teacher’s Manual
$5.00 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-421-6
8.5 x 11 • 48 pages
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Iguana Invasion
Exotic Pets Gone Wild in Florida
Virginia Aronson & Allyn Szejko
Green Iguanas, Burmese Pythons, Nile Monitor Lizards, Rhesus Monkeys, and many more kinds of non-native animals
are rapidly increasing in population in subtropical Florida. This full-color book provides scientific information, exciting
wildlife stories, and identification photos for the most common exotic animals on the loose—most of them offspring of
abandoned pets. Learn answers to questions like these: When should a trapper be called? Can I feed them? Are they
dangerous? What is the effect of all these exotics on the environment? What can we do to help with the problem?
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7 x 10 • 80 pages • 69 color photos • Ages 12 & up

The Gopher Tortoise Everglades


A Life History An Ecosystem Facing Choices and
Patricia Sawyer Ashton and Challenges
Ray E. Ashton Jr. Anne E. Ake
Color photos and easy text make clear the Silver Medal, Florida Book Awards
behavior and daily life of this endangered Reveals the diversity of plant and animal life
animal. Explains the critical role this tortoise in the unique ecosystem of the slow-moving
and its burrow play in the upland ecosystem waters of the Everglades. Explains how and why
of Florida and the Southeast. Learn how this system is in trouble from the diverting and
scientists study them and try to protect them. draining of the water. Tells of the many attempts
“An important new book on a very important to save the Everglades and why it’s worth saving.
animal.” — Center for N. American Herpetology
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8½ x 11 • 72 pages • full-color throughout Reading level grade 6 • Lexile 1100 • Accelerated
Ages 10 and up • Reading level grade 5 Reader quiz available
Lexile 1220

Hunted Like a Wolf Esmeralda and the


Enchanted Pond
The Story of the Seminole War
Susan Jane Ryan
Milton Meltzer
Visit a mysterious Florida pond with Esmeralda
A prize-winning book telling the history of
and her dad. She wants real answers about
the Second Seminole War (1835–1842),
nature, but her dad offers imaginary,
when the U.S. Army invaded the Seminole
mysterious ones. He finally tells her the real
territories. Explores the Seminoles’ choices
science behind the enchanted pond.
and the sacrifices they made by resisting in
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Ages 8–11 • Reading level grade 4
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6 x 9 • 192 pages • 20 b&w photos • Ages 12 and Activity Guide
up • Reading level grade 8 • Lexile 1070 $5.00 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-247-2
8½ x 11 • 48 pages

The Old Man and the C Sinkholes


Carole Tremblay Sandra Friend
Illustrated by Angela Donato A clear and well-illustrated explanation of the
Meet Charlie, whose dream is to catch the phenomenon of sinkholes, which are born of
biggest fish in the sea. He signs up for a the interaction between water and any rock
fishing tournament, but what he catches, that dissolves easily. Explains how a sinkhole
after the battle of his lifetime, is a big becomes part of the environment, filling with
surprise. Unlike Hemingway’s hero, this water or becoming a deep, damp area that
quest for a big fish is an amusing adventure supports a new habitat. Reveals sinkholes
that ends up with a case of the hiccups. from the oases of the Arabian Desert to the
crystal-clear springs of Florida.
“. . . ideal for young children who have
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$15.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-354-7 Lexile 1150
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illustrations • Ages 6–10 • Reading level grade 3
Lexile 720
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Biography Yo u n g R e a d e r s

The Two Henrys Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida


Henry Plant and Henry Flagler and Their Sandra Wallus Sammons
Railroads
Sandra Wallus Sammons
An exciting biography about the man who changed
Henry Plant and Henry Flagler changed the Florida’s east coast with his hotels and his railroads.
landscape of Florida in the late 1800s and early Henry Morrison Flagler was already a millionaire
1900s. This dual biography is a story of railroads when he first visited Florida in 1878. He came back
and the men who built them with their creativity, and built railroads along the east coast so that others
innovation, and money. Flagler opened up the east could more easily travel there. And he built grand hotels so that those who
coast of Florida with his railroads and hotels, and Plant did the same on the came had a beautiful place to stay. By 1912, he had built a railroad all the way
west coast of the state. to Key West. Henry Flagler was very determined and practical. He met all the
Sandra Wallus Sammons has written this biography as well as three others great challenges he set for himself.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings


and the Florida Everglades and the Florida Crackers
Sandra Wallus Sammons Sandra Wallus Sammons
Marjory Stoneman Douglas is called “the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings grew up loving to write
Grandmother of the Everglades.” Read about her and hoping to become an author. Later she moved
life from her childhood up north to her long and to Florida, where she lived out in the country at
inspiring life in south Florida. When she arrived Cross Creek in an area called the Big Scrub. She met
in Miami in 1915 she began to understand the the people who lived there, the so-called Crackers.
importance of the Everglades, an area most considered a “swamp.” She called Their simple way of life fascinated her, so she wrote stories about them. One
attention to it with her book The Everglades: River of Grass. (See page 10.) of her books, called The Yearling, was about a boy and a pet deer. This book
During her 108 years, she was a newspaper and magazine journalist as well as won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Her dream of becoming a famous writer had
a book writer. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work on come true.
the Everglades.
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Konnichiwa Florida Moon Gift of the Unicorn


The Story of George Morikami, The Story of Lue Gim Gong,
Pineapple Pioneer Florida’s Citrus Wizard
Virginia Aronson Virginia Aronson
The story of George Morikami, a poor Japanese The story of Lue Gim Gong, who came to
immigrant who became a millionaire in south Florida as a boy and overcame poverty
Florida. He learned to make his fortune from and discrimination to become a brilliant
the land by growing pineapples and buying horticulturalist. He developed world-
more land, where he developed a beautiful famous species of citrus. In China, “gift
garden, the Morikami Museum and Japanese of the unicorn” means the blessing to
Gardens in Delray Beach. parents of an exceptionally bright child.
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Library binding • 5½ x 8½ • 64 pages • 19 b&w Library binding • 5½ x 8½ • 80 pages
photos • Ages 8–12 • Reading level grade 6 23 b&w photos • Ages 10–14
Reading level grade 7

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Yo u n g R e a d e r s Nature | Art | Native Americans | Paleontology

The Young Naturalist’s


Guide to Florida Drawing Florida Wildlife
Second Edition Frank Lohan
Peggy Sias Lantz
and Wendy A. Hale Clear, easy method for learning to draw
Florida’s birds, reptiles, amphibians, and
Children discover natural Florida by mammals, as well as the plants, trees, and
seeing and doing. Covers the plants, landscapes that form their setting. Includes
animals, and habitats. Fully updated partially finished drawings for you to
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global warming, endangered and exotic will need. For all ages.
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Ages 10–14 • Reading level grade 6

Patchwork The Crafts of Florida’s


Seminole and Miccosukee Art and First People
Activities Robin C. Brown
Dorothy Downs Learn how the earliest Indians got their
A hands-on way to learn about Florida’s
food, made clothing, and cooked meals by
Seminoles and Miccosukees, who have been
doing these things the way they did, using
making and wearing patchwork clothing
materials you can find in Florida today.
since the early 1900s.
Illustrated directions on how to make
“All fourth-grade classrooms should have this pottery, weave cloth, build traps, start a fire
book. ” — Francis Holleran, President, Florida without matches, and much more.
Council for the Social Studies
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-282-3
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7 x 10 • 56 pages • color throughout Ages 10 and up
Ages 9–12 • Reading level grade 7 • Lexile 1040

Legends of the Seminoles


Dinosaurs of the South
Betty Mae Jumper with
Peter Gallagher Judy Cutchins and
Ginny Johnston
Paintings by Guy LaBree
Based on fossil evidence uncovered by
For the first time, stories and legends paleontologists, this book covers the variety
that have been handed down through of dinosaurs that lived in the forests and
generations are set down for all to enjoy. coastal lowlands of the Southeast U.S.
Meet mischievous Rabbit, the Corn Lady, the Includes the meat-eating predators, the
Deer Girl, and creatures of the Everglades. gentler plant-eaters, and the flying reptiles.
The tales impart valuable lessons about “Easy to read yet highly educational and
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illustrated with an original color painting. youthful dinosaur fans.” — Children’s Bookwatch
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Ice Age Giants of the South


Giant Predators of
Judy Cutchins and the Ancient Seas
Ginny Johnston
Judy Cutchins and
All about saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, Ginny Johnston
mammoths, mastodons, giant sloths, and
more. Learn how scientists locate and All about the giant creatures that prowled the
examine fossils of these Ice Age giants. waters of prehistory based on the fossil clues
scientists have found. An extraordinary array
“Recommended for middle school students.”
— National Science Teachers Association of photos and original paintings as well as
fascinating new information.
“This delightful volume is as educational as
it is enjoyable. If your child has any interest “. . . of interest to both students and budding
in fossils, it is a must.” — Newsletter of the paleontologists.” —School Library Journal
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what these giants may have looked like.”
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Index
100 Orchids for Florida, 20 Easygoing Guide to Natural Florida, 14 Flowering Trees of Florida, 19
200 Quick Looks at Florida History, 17 Edisons of Fort Myers, 22 For God, Gold and Glory, 30
Adventures in Nowhere, 7 Escape to the Everglades, 37 Forever Island & Allapattah, 30
Affair of Honor, 29 Esmeralda and the Enchanted Pond, 39
African American Sites in Florida, 34 Essential Catfish Cookbook, 23 Gardening in the Coastal South, 19
African Americans in Florida, 34 Everglades, 39 Georgia’s Lighthouses and Historic Coastal
Alligator Gold, 32 Everglades: River of Grass, 10 Sites, 35
Alligator Tales, 26 Everglades Lawmen, 27 Ghost Orchid Ghost, 24
America’s Real First Thanksgiving, 38 Exotic Foods, 23 Ghosts and Legends of the Carolina Coasts, 25
Ancient City Hauntings, 18 Exploring Wild South Florida, 12 Ghosts of St. Augustine, 18
Apalachicola Bay, 11 Ghosts of the Carolina Coasts, 25
Art in Florida, 17 Ferns of Florida, 12 Ghosts of the Georgia Coast, 25
Art of South Florida Gardening, 20 Fishing Adventures in Florida, 33 Ghosts of the Green Swamp, 32
At the Edge of Honor, 29 Fishing Central Florida, 4 Giant Predators of the Ancient Seas, 41
Aviation in Florida, 22 Fishing North Florida, 8 Gift of the Unicorn, 40
Fishing South Florida, 8 Gopher Tortoise, 39
Bansemer’s Book of Florida Lighthouses, 35 Flagler’s St. Augustine Hotels, 18 Grits & Grunts, 15
Bansemer’s Book of the Southern Shores, 35 Florida A to Z, 38 Groundcovers for the South, 19
Beginning, 30 Florida Bounty, 23 Guardians of the Lights, 35
Benefit Auctions, 28 Florida Cattle Ranch, 13 Guide to the Gardens of Florida, 34
Best Backroads of Florida, 14 Florida Chronicles, 21 Guide to the Gardens of Georgia, 34
Best Ghost Tales of North Carolina, 25 Florida Divorce Handbook, 27 Guide to the Gardens of South Carolina, 34
Best Ghost Tales of South Carolina, 25 Florida Fun Facts, 28 Guns of the Palmetto Plains, 32
Bicycling in Florida, 33 Florida Ghost Stories, 24
Black Creek, 30 Florida History from the Highways, 14 Haunt Hunter’s Guide to Florida, 24
Blood Moon Rider, 37 Florida Horse Owner’s Field Guide, 13 Haunted Lighthouses, 24
Bridger’s Run, 32 Florida in Poetry, 34 Haunting Sunshine, 24
Bucket Flower, 31 Florida Keys, 15 Hemingway’s Cats, 7, 15
Florida Keys Impressions, 16 Hemingway’s Key West, 15
Christmas in Florida, 26 Florida Law, 27 Henry Flagler, 40
Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in FL, 3 Florida Lighthouse Trail, 35 Hillsborough River Guidebook, 6
Classic Cracker, 18 Florida Lighthouses for Kids, 38 Historic Homes of Florida, 14
Club Board Members Guide, 28 Florida Magnificent Wilderness, 10 Historical Traveler’s Guide to Florida, 17
Coastal North Carolina, 25 Florida Night Sky, 12 Homeowners Association Manual, 27
Coastal South Carolina, 25 Florida Place Names, 22 Honor Bound, 9
Common Coastal Birds, 13 Florida Quiz Book, 28, 38 Honorable Mention, 29
Condominium Concept, 5, 27 Florida Reader, 34 Honored Dead, 29
Confederate Money, 30 Florida’s Best Fruiting Plants, 20 Hoof Prints, 13
Conflict of Interest, 31 Florida’s Best Herbs and Spices, 20 Horses of Proud Spirit, 13
Cracker Westerns, 32 Florida’s Birds, 10 Houses of Key West, 16
Crafts of Florida’s First People, 41 Florida’s Finest Inns and Bed & Breakfasts, 14 Houses of St. Augustine, 18
Florida’s First People, 13 Hunted Like a Wolf, 39
Dangerous Sea Life, 11 Florida’s Fossils, 13
Darkest Shade of Honor, 29 Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Ice Age Giants of the South, 41
Death in Bloodhound Red, 31 Folklore, 24
Different Kind of Honor, 29 Florida’s Great Ocean Railway, 16 Iguana Invasion, 39
Dinosaurs of the South, 41 Florida’s Living Beaches, 10 Journey to Titanic, 35
Discovering the Civil War in Florida, 21 Florida’s Museums and Cultural Attractions, 17
Dishonorable Few, 29 Florida’s Past, 21 Key Biscayne, 16
Dog Island, 34 Florida’s Rivers, 11 Key West Gardens and Their Stories, 16
Dogs of Proud Spirit, 3 Florida’s Seashells, 10 Kidnapped in Key West, 37
Drawing Florida Wildlife, 41 Flowering Shrubs and Small Trees for the South, Konnichiwa Florida Moon, 40
Dreamers, Schemers and Scalawags, 21 19

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Index
Land Remembered, 30 Patchwork, 41 Those Outrageous Owls, 36
Land Remembered (Student Edition), 30 Patrick Smith’s Florida, 30 Those Peculiar Pelicans, 36
Law of Florida Homeowners Associations, Paynes Prairie, 12 Those Terrific Turtles, 36
5, 27 Pirates of the Carolinas, 25 Those Voracious Vultures, 36
Legend of the Lowcountry Liar, 26 Pirates of the Carolinas for Kids, 38 Thunder on the St. Johns, 32
Legends of the Seminoles, 41 Point of Honor, 29 Time Traveler’s Guide to Florida, 17
Lighthouses of Greece, 35 Poisonous Plants and Animals, 12 Touched by the Sun, 21
Lighthouses of Ireland, 35 Pop Culture Florida, 28 Tourists, Retirees..., 26
Lighthouses of the Carolinas, 35 Priceless Florida, 10 Trail from St. Augustine, 32
Lighthouses of the Carolinas for Kids, 38 Treasure of Amelia Island, 37
Lighthouses of the Florida Keys, 35 Riders of the Suwannee, 32 Trees of Florida, 4
Lightkeepers’ Menagerie, 35 River Is Home & Angel City, 30 Tropical Surge, 21
Living Beaches of GA and the Carolinas, 9 Running in Florida, 33 Tropical Trees of Florida & the Virgin
Lowcountry Voodoo, 26 Islands, 19
Sandspun, 26 Twenty Florida Pirates, 22
Mario Sanchez, 16 Sea Kayaking in Florida, 33 Two Henrys, 40
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and the Florida Searching for the Dixie Barbecue, 23
Crackers, 40 Seashore Plants, 11 Visiting Small-Town Florida, 6
Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the Seasons of the Sea, 11
River, 10 Seven Mile Bridge, 31 Wiregrass Country, 32
Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the Shakespeare Plays the Classroom, 34
Florida Everglades, 40 Shipwrecks of Florida, 17 Yankee in a Confederate Town, 18
Mastering the Art of Florida Seafood, 23 Shrubs & Woody Vines of Florida, 12 You Got Me!—Florida, 28
Menéndez, 22 Sinkholes, 39 Young Naturalist’s Guide, 41
Miami, A Backward Glance, 22 Solomon, 37
Mongo Mango Cookbook, 23 Southeast Florida Pioneers, 22
More Tellable Cracker Tales, 26 Southern Gardening, 19
Mostly Mullet Cookbook, 23 Spanish Pathways in Florida, 22
Murder in the Tropics, 21 Spanish Treasure Fleets, 22
My Brother, Ernest Hemingway, 15 Spiritual Florida, 17
My Brother Michael, 31 Springs of Florida, 11
My Florida Alphabet, 38 Spy Who Came In from the Sea, 37
My Florida Facts, 38 St. Augustine and St. Johns County, 18
Myakka, 12 St. Johns River Guidebook, 11
Myra Sims, 31 Stalking the Plumed Serpent, 10
Mystery in the Sunshine State, 31 Storm Gourmet, 23
Streets of Key West, 16
Native Americans in Florida, 34 Sunshine State Cookbook, 23
Native Bromeliads of Florida, 20 Suwannee River Guidebook, 11
Natural Florida Landscaping, 20
Nervous Water, 31 Tales from a Florida Fish Camp, 33
Ninety-Mile Prairie, 32 Tellable Cracker Tales, 26
Nobody’s Hero, 30 They Called It Golf..., 33
Thirty Florida Shipwrecks, 17
Old Florida Style, 11 Those Amazing Alligators, 36
Old Man and the C, 39 Those Beautiful Butterflies, 36
Oldest Ghosts, 18 Those Big Bears, 8
Organizing Special Events and Those Colossal Cats, 36
Conferences, 28 Those Delightful Dolphins, 36
Ornamental Tropical Shrubs, 19 Those Excellent Eagles, 36
Over Key West and the Florida Keys, 16 Those Funny Flamingos, 36
Those Lively Lizards, 36
Parrots of South Florida, 13 Those Magical Manatees, 36

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